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Competition challenges people to photograph “the toughest subject”

A new fundraising photography competition is challenging individuals across the country to take and submit images that Celebrate Life in the…

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Funeral Zone secures £1m ‘angel’ funding to help bereaved

Funeral Zone, a website which helps the bereaved, has secured £1million in investment funding from business ‘angels’. Funeral Zone, launched by…

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Let family know about pre-paid funeral plans, says funeral director

With the Alzheimer’s Society predicting that more than one million people in the UK will be living with dementia by…

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Under 20% of autistic adults are employed full time

Just 16 percent of autistic adults are in full time work, according to The National Autistic Society. New research reveals…

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Vatican publishes new cremation guidelines

The Vatican has published new guidelines for Catholics who wish to be cremated. Although many already follow these general rules, the…

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Funeralbooker closes £750k investment

Funeralbooker has announced that it has closed a £750k seed round. The step forward will help the business accelerate its ambitious strategy…

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Funeral cost plan for children needed, says Labour

Labour has asked the government to help bereaved families to cover funeral costs for children who die under the age…

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Do your clients safeguard digital assets?

Do your clients use social media, PayPal or online banking? Mike Jarvis asks how to safeguard digital assets after death…

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Hundreds attend funeral for unknown baby girl

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of an unknown stillborn baby girl. Over 150 people visited Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford in order…

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SAIF responds to the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index Report 2016

Terry Tennens, chief executive of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), which represents 870 independent funeral…

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