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Emergency services practise obese rescues with Ruth Lee dummies

Funeral directors, firefighters and ambulance crews have been using 40 stone manikins in training exercises to practise rescuing obese people.…

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Funeral director completes 285 mile walk to London to highlight funeral poverty

A funeral director based in Harrogate has walked 285 miles to London to highlight the growing problem of funeral poverty.…

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Funeral director to climb Mount Elbrus for The Joshua Tree charity

Winsford-based funeral director Dave Fowles is to climb 18,500 feet to the summit of Mount Elbrus to raise money for…

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Funeral director marries embalmer in ‘funeral wedding’

A Yorkshire funeral director has married an embalmer during a funeral themed wedding service. The service saw the bride arrive…

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Finders International help to find relatives of elderly who die alone

Following the recent high profile case of 104 year old Daisy Staines, who died in a care home in Essex…

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Funeral director appointed as new chair of Felixstowe Dementia Action Alliance

A new chairman has been appointed at the Felixstowe Dementia Action Alliance (FDAA) ahead of the association’s third anniversary. Funeral…

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Funeral director to walk in front of hearse for 220 miles for charity

A Harrogate funeral director is set to walk 220 miles in front of a hearse to raise awareness of the…

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Memorial service held for bodies found in pub crypt

A memorial service has been held after a two bodies were found in a crypt on the site of a…

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Funeral rising stars speak about building a career in the sector

Two rising stars at Ward and Brewin Funeral Service have spoken about what it is like for young people to…

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Co-op launches nation’s biggest ever survey into views on death

Co-op has launched a survey into death, dying and bereavement as it seeks to lead the way in tackling the…

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