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William H Painter to raise funds for UPRAWR in May

William H Painter Funeral Directors has organised a concert night in Birmingham with the aim of raising money for the…

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Pre-paid funeral requests at Jennifer Ashe and Son on the rise

Jennifer Ashe and Son in the West Midlands has experienced a sharp rise in pre-paid funeral requests from customers who…

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Golden Charter appoints chief technology officer

UK funeral plan provider Golden Charter has appointed Stuart McWhinnie as its chief technology officer. McWhinnie has experience in implementing…

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Statutory Medical Examiner System to be enforced on 9 September

The parliamentary under secretary of state in the department for health and social care, Maria Caufield, has this week confirmed…

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Govt pledges £2m in support of families affected by Legacy case

The government has announced a £2m fund to support the families affected by the investigation of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors…

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Westerleigh begins work on latest Scottish crematorium

Westerleigh Group has begun work on building the new Bishopbriggs Crematorium to the north east of Glasgow, which is due…

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Peterborough City Council approves pet crematorium in Thornhaugh

Peterborough City Council’s planning committee has approved an application to deliver a cattery and pet crematorium adjacent to each other…

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Police complete Funeral director visits as part of Legacy investigation

Visits made to all funeral directors in Hull and the East Riding have now been completed, as a consequence of…

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Douch Family company director to retire after 45 years

Douch Family Funerals has announced that company director Jonathan Stretch is preparing to retire from his role after 45 years…

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SAIF leads formal inspections of Hull premises after police case

SAIF members in Hull have launched formal inspections of premises in the wake of the police investigation into care of…

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