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May- 2018 -2 May
Sheffield Coroner’s Office among first to trial new drug test
A Sheffield Coroner’s Office has become one of the first to use a new sweat-based drug test to determine cause…
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1 May
Dogs Trust scheme ensures dogs of the deceased are looked after
Dogs Trust has introduced a scheme that ensures dogs are looked after once their owner has died. The free scheme…
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Apr- 2018 -27 April
Funeral directors forget to dig woman’s grave
A Kent funeral director has apologised following an incident where employees forgot to dig a woman’s grave. Woollard and Kent…
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27 April
High Court rules coroner Hassell’s protocol ‘unlawful’ and ‘discriminatory’
The High Court today (27 April 2018) ruled that the protocol issued by chief coroner Hassell on 30 October 2017…
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19 April
Stone Funeralcare launches ‘Holding Dear’ support group
Staffordshire-based funeral directors, Stone Funeralcare, has announced that it has launched a support group to help deal with bereavement in…
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4 April
Co-op’s youngest funeral director motivated to help families
One of Central England Co-op’s youngest funeral directors has revealed how the pursuit of a meaningful career saw him choose…
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Mar- 2018 -29 March
Co-op’s embalming expert appointed North West Chairperson of The British Institute of Embalmers
Rochdale and Bury based Co-op Funeralcare Embalmer, Rachel Carline, has been appointed as the chairperson for the North West division…
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14 March
Chief Coroner claims he misinterpreted Mary Hassell’s ‘unlawful’ protocol
Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC, has claimed he misinterpreted north London coroner Mary Hassell’s protocol to not prioritise…
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9 March
No prosecution in Scottish baby ashes scandal
There will be no criminal proceedings over two cases involving infant cremation at two Scottish crematoriums. Dame Elish Angiolini was looking…
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Feb- 2018 -20 February
UK female recruitment still in the “dark ages”
According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) new statistics have revealed British employers are “living in the dark…
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