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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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SAIF launches caring new benefit for Associate member employees

UK funeral trade association SAIF is to extend its SAIF Care service to a new audience in 2023. The counselling…

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Firms sign deal to help independents fight back against direct cremators

SAIF, Westerleigh Group and Distinct Cremations have reached a landmark agreement to give independent funeral directors the ability to better…

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