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Dignity donates £25k to emergency fund for seriously ill children

National funeral director and crematorium operator, Dignity, has donated £25k to an emergency cost-of-living fund for families of seriously ill…

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Wildlife trust encourages graveyard wildlife initiative

The Somerset Wildlife Trust is encouraging church communities across the West Somerset region to take part in a wildlife initiative,…

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Pendle Council buys land to build new cemetery

Pendle Borough Council has purchased a 6.3-hectare site between Nelson and Brierfield to provide a new cemetery for the borough.…

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BoE raises interest rates to 4.25%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.25% to 4.25%, the highest rate…

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New bill to return remote death registering in England and Wales

The government’s Data Protection and Digital Information bill has been published and it includes provision for deaths to be registered…

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Govt considers adding bereavement education to national curriculum

The NAFD’s campaign to add proactive teaching about loss and bereavement in schools has taken “another huge step forward” this…

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Spring Budget: Corporation tax to rise to 25%

Corporation tax is set to rise from 19% to 25% for firms with profits over £250,000, as part of a…

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Westerleigh Group to open Arun Crematorium this summer

Westerleigh Group has announced that a brand new crematorium is being built in Yapton, West Sussex, with plans to officially…

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Yorkshire independent funeral director elected as SAIF president

Mark Horton, of Hull-based Hortons Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association dedicated to…

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Sandwell Council officially opens new Canalside Cemetery

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has announced the official opening of its new Canalside Cemetery in Rowley Regis.  The new cemetery,…

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