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Jan- 2021 -14 January
Bereaved families lose £171m a year cancelling subscriptions
Grieving families spend over seven million hours a year cancelling subscription services following the death of a loved one, which…
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14 January
Average cost of dying climbs to £9,263
The average cost of dying has risen 0.8% in the UK and is now the highest it’s ever been since…
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Dec- 2020 -21 December
A.W.Lymn appoints new company secretary
A.W.Lymn The Family Funeral Service has announced the appointment of Chlöe Lymn Rose as its new company secretary. Lymn Rose…
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18 December
Inspectors appointed to oversee Scottish funeral trade
The Scottish Government has appointed two new inspectors to oversee burial, cremation and funeral directors. Robert Swanson QPM has been…
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15 December
A.W. Lymn calls for outdoor funeral services restrictions review
The chairman of funeral directors A.W. Lymn in Nottinghamshire has called for an urgent review of the rule that only…
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11 December
Bradford Council retracks funeral fines
Bradford Council has issued a statement in response to the decision to discard fines for over-run funeral processions. The statement…
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8 December
Merritt & Fryers acquires Briggs & Duxbury
Building merchants Merritt and Fryers have acquired Briggs and Duxbury for an undisclosed sum. Both firms reportedly started out as…
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2 December
Funeral Partners gives away grief support book
Funeral Partners has provided copies of a grief support book for children ahead of National Grief Awareness Week (2nd to…
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Aug- 2020 -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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