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Mar- 2013 -4 March
FD clocks up 30 years’ service
A funeral director from Caerphilly is celebrating his 30th year of service at the town’s Co-operative Funeralcare. Paul Matthews, 48,…
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Feb- 2013 -26 February
Essex funeral staff earn qualifications
Six funeral arrangers from Essex have achieved the B-Tec Advanced Diploma in Funeral Arranging and Administration. Colleagues Sarah Waldron, Lynda…
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21 February
Mourners attend funeral after Facebook appeal
An ex-serviceman’s funeral was attended by more than 200 people thanks to an appeal for mourners on a social networking…
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21 February
Funeral service arrangers raise funds for the BHF
Funeral service arrangers determined to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) recently took part in the charity’s ‘Wear…
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19 February
Darlington FD donates marketing spend to charity
Saint and Forster Funeral Directors Ltd has diverted some of the money it had set aside for marketing to the…
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18 February
Funeral home raises funds for hospice
A Darlington-based, family-run funeral home has raised £250 for a local hospice. Whitehouse Funeral Services raised the money as part…
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14 February
Cheltenham FD to give eco-funeral talk
Cheltenham-based funeral director Ian George will give a talk to the townspeople about environmentally friendly funeral options. George, who runs…
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12 February
Qualifications for Melrose Funeral Services staff
Two members of the team at Melrose Funeral Services Ltd have earned British Institute of Embalmers (BIE) membership status. Laura…
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5 February
Grieving widower discovers stranger inside wife’s casket
Reports from South Africa suggest a grieving husband opened the casket at the funeral of his deceased wife to find…
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Jan- 2013 -31 January
Would you like a wake with your burger and fries?
The family of a recently deceased man obsessed with Burger King gave him a ‘whopper’ of a send-off, by holding…
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