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Jul- 2016 -4 July
Co-op backs campaign to tackle rising funeral costs
Co-op Funeralcare are the first to sign up to the new enhanced Fair Funerals pledge by improving the way…
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1 July
End of life care for children and young people
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance for children and young people. It is estimated…
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1 July
Management buy out of funeral business in Fort William
Lochaber’s longest serving funeral firm, John McLellan and Company Ltd, has undergone a management buy out, led by Scott Greenlees. The independent…
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1 July
Stunning send off for great-grandmother
Ruby Pearl Marshall, who died on May 12, aged 78, received a spectacular funeral. The supersized send-off attracted hundreds mourners from around…
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Jun- 2016 -30 June
The Mission to Seafarers marks 160th anniversary
The Mission to Seafarers is marking its 160th anniversary. The Sea Sunday celebrations take place at Chelmsford Cathedral on July 10. The…
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30 June
23% of deaths in England and Wales ‘avoidable’
23 percent of deaths in England and Wales in 2014 were ‘avoidable’, says The Office of National Statistics (ONS). Timely…
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27 June
‘Unethical’ practices at crematorium
“Unethical and abhorrent practices” have been highlighted in a report at Aberdeen Crematorium, where babies were cremated with unrelated and…
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24 June
Fair Funerals Campaign responds to Government on funeral poverty
The Government has responded to the recommendations made by a cross-party committee of MPs on the system of support they…
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23 June
New Scottish president of SAIF announced
An Edinburgh based funeral director, Mark Porteous of Mark Porteous Funeral Directors, has been appointed as the new Scottish president…
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23 June
Blessing Service for Chapel of Rest
Martin Watts, of Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors, welcomed the Rev. Don Wood to his Caldicot Funeral Home for the dedication…
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