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Oct- 2013 -10 October
Ashes seized from funeral home amid fraud allegations
Human ashes have been seized by Greater Manchester police after it raided a funeral home following a fraud investigation. The…
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9 October
Funeral fumble after wrong coffin is taken to crematorium
Family and friends were left in shock at a crematorium in Southampton yesterday after it emerged that undertakers had arrived…
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3 October
Top award for Shropshire funeral directors
Telford-based funeral director CJ Williams has received a funeral service Customer Care Award after a nationwide survey ranked it first.…
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2 October
NAFD partners with app company to help funeral directors go mobile
The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and official partner Appitized are working together to create apps for the funeral…
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Sep- 2013 -20 September
JustGiving launches new online hub for funeral directors
Online fundraising platform JustGiving has launched a new hub for funeral directors. Funeral donations through JustGiving will allow funeral…
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17 September
New partnership enhances international repatriation service
Euro City Direct (ECD) has partnered with Skytrader to create one of the largest independent repatriation services in the UK.…
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11 September
Personal possessions stolen from Beckenham funeral home
Burglars who stole from Albert Parr and Sons of Beckenham have been named as grave robbers after taking donations and…
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6 September
Average cost of funeral increases to more than £7,000
The cost of a basic funeral has risen 80 per cent since 2004, with the average attracting up to £3,914.…
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5 September
Deceased Online adds military burial records from The National Archives
Deceased Online has added thousands of military burial records sourced from The National Archives. The records, which date back to…
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4 September
New charge could impact bereaved families
A proposed new charge which will cover the costs of fees paid to medical examiners is to be passed on…
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