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New acquisition for Thornalley Funeral Services

Thornalley Funeral Services of King’s Lynn has recently taken over Chapmans Funeral Services of Swaffham, which has been owned and managed…

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Funeral directors recreate history with coffin walk

Pall bearers led by a Nottinghamshire funeral director carried an empty coffin for three miles across fields between two villages…

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Dignity ahead of Board’s expectations

Funeral service provider, Dignity, has had better results for the first half of 2016 than the Boards expected. Underlying operating profits in…

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Funeral wake violence mayhem as four people are rushed to hospital

A Paisley funeral wake descended into violence as four people were taken to hospital following a mass brawl. Police had…

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Death rates rose by 5.3% in 2015

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in 2015 was an increase of 5.6 percent compared with 2014,…

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Funeral director first to pledge commitment to Armed Forces

Funeral directors have become the first in the profession in the country to sign an Armed Forces Covenant, pledging to…

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New crematoria laws drafted

New rules for crematoria are currently being drafted following the baby ashes scandal, the government has said. Families were previously…

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Funeral director stole from charities

A Cheddar funeral director has admitted taking money that was donated in memory of loved ones and faking letters from…

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Co-op backs campaign to tackle rising funeral costs

  Co-op Funeralcare are the first to sign up to the new enhanced Fair Funerals pledge by improving the way…

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Stunning send off for great-grandmother

Ruby Pearl Marshall, who died on May 12, aged 78, received a spectacular funeral. The supersized send-off attracted hundreds mourners from around…

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