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Lancashire moves closer to opening digital autopsy facility

Plans have been signed off for a Digital Autopsy Facility (DAF), which will offer non-invasive post mortems to bereaved families…

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Funeral directors’ double charity success

After only starting running and cycling in the last 18 months, David and Beth Bray, of R J Bray &…

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Co-op Funeralcare appoints Robert Maclachlan as managing director

Robert Maclachlan has been appointed managing director of Co-op Funeralcare. Robert previously held the national operations director role, overseeing Co-op’s…

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Central England Co-operative appoints new trading executive

Central England Co–operative has announced the appointment of Matt Birch as the Society’s trading executive; a vacancy created due to Tony Carroll,…

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Funeral singing agency is ‘the only of its kind’

A funeral singing agency is the ‘only agency of its kind within the UK’, according creators Briony Rawle and Penelope Shipley.…

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Grave tending company announces expansion

Grave Care International Ltd has acquired the long-running family business, Grave Concern, based in Essex. Grave Care International, which was…

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SAIF welcomes Royal London report

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has welcomed the Royal London’s 2017 National Funeral Cost Index report…

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Celebrant predicts ‘the end of traditional services’

A leading celebrant has highlighted the need for his profession to adapt to a growing trend within the funeral profession,…

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Preventable mortality is related to area deprivation, finds ONS

New information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that avoidable, amenable and preventable mortality is strongly related to…

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Funeral debt has risen to £160m

The Royal London National Funeral Cost Index 2017 has revealed that the average cost of a funeral has increased to £3,784.…

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