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Funeral group expands its free bereavement service

Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors has expanded its free bereavement group sessions to a further three branches. Due to the…

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99 year old man helps Woodville Co-op Funeralcare raise money for Macmillan nurses

A 99 year old man has helped Woodville Co-op Funeralcare to raise £440 for Macmillan nurses. The funeral parlour held…

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Woman claims Co-op Funeralcare ‘cheated’ her out of a ‘proper goodbye to dad’

A Bromley woman has claimed Co-op Funeralcare “cheated” her out of a “proper goodbye to dad”. Trouble at Beckenham Crematorium…

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Co-op and BRC ‘join forces’ with Cruse Bereavement Care to tackle loneliness

The Co-op and the British Red Cross (BRC) has “joined forces” with Cruse Bereavement Care in an effort to tackle…

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Ewan Reynolds awarded ‘Funeral Arranger of The Year’

Ewan Reynolds from Edinburgh has been awarded the national title of ‘Funeral Arranger Of The Year’ at this year’s Good…

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Funeral director ‘hangs up his top hat’ after 38 years

Long-serving funeral director Paul Murray, of William Pressdee in Mumbles, Swansea, is stepping down from his role after being in…

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Average mourner borrows £1,700 to pay for loved one’s funeral costs

The average mourner in the UK borrows £1,700 to pay for a loved one’s funeral costs, new research has suggested.…

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Man steals mother-in-law’s body from funeral home after he couldn’t make contact

A man broke into a funeral home and robbed his mother-in-law’s body after he couldn’t contact the company. The man…

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Co-op reveals findings of its ‘biggest ever’ death survey

Almost 18 million people are uncomfortable talking about death, according to Co-op’s “biggest ever” survey of over 30,000 people looking…

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Watford named as the UK’s most expensive place to die

Funeral directors in Watford are charging 37 percent more than the UK average, reinforcing the notion of the ‘Watford Gap’,…

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