funeral plans

New Chester Pearce funeral home opened

A new Chester Pearce funeral home, on Canford Heath, was opened last Tuesday. The family owned and run company, now in…

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Undertaker causes further heartache to families following closure

The family of a retired firefighter has discovered that they were given another person’s ashes to scatter. Kevin Smith, believed…

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Higher number of deaths reported this year

There was a higher number of deaths registered in the year-to-date than the same period in the years 2012, 2013,…

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Charities wanted for survey on ‘insider fraud’

The Charity Commission is hoping to work with charities to prevent fraud. It hopes to promote fraud prevention and help them…

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Support needed for SMEs due to bank closures

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling for more support for small businesses following bank branch closures. The Royal Bank…

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Employee training is worth the investment

If you’ll be taking on new staff in 2018, now is the time to plan ahead. Paula West of B:Exceptional,…

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Funeral director praised at awards

Honiton and Exeter funeral directors Shoobridge Funeral Services have been named a runner-up for the best small pre-paid funeral planner…

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Deceased given to wrong families, new research suggests

Serious mortuary errors could be improved by applying lessons learned from existing patient safety work, according to new research. The…

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SAIF offers free counselling service for families

SAIF has announced a new national counselling service to provide vital help to families following the death of a loved…

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DWP ‘ignores calls to raise funeral fund’, claims campaign

The government will not be raising the funeral fund to cover the mounting costs of a funeral. The worry is…

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