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Jun- 2012 -29 June
British artist Bob and Roberta Smith teams up with Ghanaian coffin sculptor Paa Joe
As part of Collaboration Culture, a new seven-part BBC World News series, British artist Bob and Roberta Smith will join…
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28 June
GreenAcres chosen to represent the UK
GreenAcres Woodland Burials will represent the cemetery sector and the UK at this year’s European Business Awards. The company, formerly…
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27 June
Packer & Slade celebrates 20 years in Cirencester
Packer & Slade Funeral Service in Cirencester is celebrating 20 years as part of Midcounties Co-operative Funeralcare. Midcounties Co-operative acquired…
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26 June
Post-mortem changes ‘cause delays’ for Lanarkshire funerals
Changes in the way post-mortems are carried out has meant that bereaved families in Lanarkshire are having to wait up…
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25 June
Elvis Presley crypt pulled from auction
The crypt where Elvis Presley was first buried has been withdrawn from an auction in Los Angeles. A devoted 10,000…
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25 June
Funeral directors establish CIC
The UK’s first certified funeral social enterprise has been set up in Worcestershire and the West Midlands to help families…
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25 June
Mitchell Charlesworth gives advice on payroll law changes
Accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth is urging businesses to prepare for the major changes in payroll law that will take place…
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21 June
Funeral director undertakes Ironman challenge for Royal Liverpool Hospital
Funeral director Samantha Dean-Howard will compete in an Ironman challenge to raise money for the hospital that cared for her…
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20 June
Cornwall burial right fees set at £500
Cornwall Council is introducing a new single rate fee of £500 for burial rights. The county’s unitary authority is introducing…
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20 June
Funeral home staff help out at women’s refuge
Staff from a funeral home in Stourport have renovated a children’s play area at a West Mercia Women’s Aid refuge…
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