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Nominations open for IFD College Award

The Independent Funeral Directors’ (IDF) has announced that nominations are open for its college’s latest honour: the Matthew Gallagher Award.…

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Funeral provider hits back at Lord Field claims

Co-op Funeralcare has hit back at comments made by Lord Frank Field on last night’s (1 October) Tonight programme on…

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Oldham MP calls for mourner restrictions to be relaxed

Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, has called on the health secretary to relax Covid-19 restrictions and allow…

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83% of people do not want conventional funeral, study finds

The coronavirus pandemic may be forcing people to rethink how death should be marked goodbye, with 83% of people claiming…

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Memorials of Distinction launches new website

Dunstable-based headstone, memorial and gravestone supplier Memorials of Distinction has launched its new website, which it hopes will “improve the…

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Chancellor unveils new Job Support Scheme

The chancellor has today announced a new Jobs Support Scheme that will see the government “directly support” the wages of…

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Exizent secures £3.6m investment to ‘revolutionise’ bereavement

Exizent, a Glasgow-based technology firm, has raised £3.6m in an attempt to help transform the way businesses deal with bereavement…

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Westerleigh invests in group-wide webcasting

Westerleigh Group, which operates cemeteries and crematoria throughout the UK, has invested in new webcasting services at all of its…

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William Purves unveils £550k refurb of W. G. Catto Funeral Directors

William Purves has announced the reopening of its Elgin branch following a £500,000 refit, which has also seen the home…

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Co-op H1 revenues rise 3.5% to £148m

Co-op Funeralcare has revealed revenues for the first half of the year increased by 3.5% to £148m.  The funeral provider…

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