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Aug- 2020 -20 August
Carlisle hospital launches probe after wrong body buried at funeral
The North Cumbria Integrated Care Foundation NHS Trust has launched an investigation after a mistake led to a funeral service…
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18 August
Arthur C Towner Funeral Directors celebrates 145 years in business
Family-owned funeral directors Arthur C Towner has recently celebrated 145 years in business. The business, which has three branches in…
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17 August
Austin’s Funeral Directors to move to larger Stevenage premises
Stevenage’s Austin’s Funeral Directors is reportedly poised to move its head office into a larger premises in the town. According…
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13 August
CMA abandons funeral cost control plans due to pandemic impact
The CMA has revealed it has abandoned plans to introduce cost controls on the funeral industry due to the impact…
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11 August
Leeds funeral homes walk one million steps to support hospice
Team members from five funeral homes in Leeds are walking one million steps to raise hundreds of pounds to support…
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10 August
Tom Parfit named ‘Funeralcare Colleague of the Year’
Southern Co-op has named Tom Parfitt as ‘Funeralcare Colleague of the Year’. Selected out of nearly 300 colleagues working in…
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10 August
Funeral directors urged to support FFMA coffin accreditation scheme
UK funeral directors are being urged by the Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers Association (FFMA) to ensure the coffins they supply are…
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10 August
Surge in wills may lead to even more unexpected executors, says Co-op
Co-op Legal Services is urging people putting wills in place amidst the coronavirus pandemic, to speak to their chosen executors,…
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4 August
NAFD launches new education framework
The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has launched a new framework for its range of qualifications and training courses,…
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3 August
Face coverings to be mandatory in funeral premises from 8 August
From Saturday (8 August), funeral directors’ premises and places of worship in England will no longer be exempt from the…
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