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Dec- 2012 -13 December
FDs raise funds for air ambulance
North-east-based funeral directors have raised funds to support the Great North Air Ambulance. Staff from the Co-operative Funeralcare in Stockton-on-Tees…
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12 December
Priest shocks mourners with crime-filled eulogy
A priest in Staffordshire surprised some mourners in a eulogy that detailed a football hooligan’s life of crime. Martin Wilson…
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11 December
FDs sponsor RAF Squadronaires swing charity concert
P&S Gallagher Funeral Directors has sponsored the recent RAF Squadronaires annual charity concert. At the concert in November, the RAF…
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7 December
Grief Journey UK appoints new director
Grief Journey UK has appointed a new director of bereavement care and education. Catherine Betley, who had recently been working…
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7 December
MP Cheryl Gillan makes woodland burial park visit
Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan recently revisited the award-winning Chiltern Woodland Burial Park to see the development of a growing trend…
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7 December
Starbucks pays up but business rates will still rise
Starbucks’ acceptance to pay increased corporation tax has done little to soften the news that business rates will not be…
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6 December
QSA wins Guardian award for east London charity work
The Quaker Social Action (QSA) has won the Guardian Charity Award for its work against funeral poverty in east London.…
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6 December
Creative Coffins joins with Ecoffins
Creative Coffins and Ecoffins have announced a partnership which aims to offer funeral directors a ‘one-stop-shop’ of high quality, environmentally…
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6 December
Industry worker named best in Britain
Funeral industry worker Claire Austin has been named the UK’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by the British Chambers of Commerce.…
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6 December
Darlington funeral director opens chapel for services
A Darlington-based funeral director has opened its chapel to families conducting smaller services. Saint and Forster Funeral Directors Ltd, of…
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