Funeral Service News

Mourners hit by 36.5 percent crematorium price hike

New research has found that mourners who live in an area where the main crematorium has no competition face a…

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Funeral director completes 285 mile walk to London to highlight funeral poverty

A funeral director based in Harrogate has walked 285 miles to London to highlight the growing problem of funeral poverty.…

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Funeral director to climb Mount Elbrus for The Joshua Tree charity

Winsford-based funeral director Dave Fowles is to climb 18,500 feet to the summit of Mount Elbrus to raise money for…

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Funeral director marries embalmer in ‘funeral wedding’

A Yorkshire funeral director has married an embalmer during a funeral themed wedding service. The service saw the bride arrive…

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Nottingham funeral directors offer Simon Cowell’s car as hearse

A Nottingham funeral director is offering clients the chance to take their final journey in a Rolls Royce Phantom VII…

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William Purves announces expansion

Scotland’s largest independent funeral directors, William Purves, has expanded its independent portfolio with a double acquisition in Northumberland and a…

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382,000 funerals a year happen without wishes of the deceased considered

Over 382,000 funerals take place in the UK every year where family and friends have guessed at what their loved…

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