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Jan- 2023 -23 January
Dignity agrees to £281m takeover deal
Dignity has revealed it has agreed with a consortium backed by former direct line founder Sir Peter Wood a takeover…
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20 January
Funeral director holds funeral at Burton football stadium
Murray’s Funeral Directors has successfully held the first ever funeral service at Burton Albion FC’s Pirelli stadium. The service was…
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18 January
Wakefield Council announces Hemsworth Cemetery extension
Wakefield Council is extending Hemsworth Cemetery in a £500k project that aims to create 1,175 plots on 1.4 hectares of…
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18 January
Funeral Partners director secures £10k donation for GOSH
A fundraiser has received a call from a World Cup winner to announce that his charity football initiative had won…
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18 January
Sunlife: Basic cost of funeral falls to £3,953
SunLife’s latest Cost of Dying report – the longest-running study into funeral prices – has revealed that the cost of…
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13 January
Gedling Crematorium unveils new memorial post box
A new memorial post box at Gedling Crematorium has seen nearly 100 ‘Letters to Heaven’ be posted in less than…
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11 January
Chesterfield cemetery chapel to be converted into holistic centre
A planning application to change the use of Staveley Cemetery Chapel in Chesterfield to allow community gatherings, events, services and…
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5 January
Consortium in talks with Dignity over £262m takeover
A consortium backed by former direct line founder Sir Peter Wood is in talks with Dignity over a potential takeover…
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5 January
NAFD appoints new chief executive
The Nation Association of Funeral Directors’ governing board has announced the appointment of Andrew Judd to be the association’s new…
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1 January
Westerleigh partners with EverWith on memorial jewellery
Owner and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, Westerleigh Group, has announced a new partnership with EverWith, the designer and manufacturer…
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