funeral service

SAIF warns members of scam

SAIF is warning members about a tax refund scam where emails appear to be from HMRC. SAIF released the following…

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Co-op owned firm ‘sparks controversy’ over advertisement

Residents of Billinham were left unhappy when a Co-op owned funeral director advertised it’s hearses outside the store on a…

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Small businesses lose billions due to unfair contract terms

Over half of small firms have been subject to unfair contract terms with suppliers, costing almost £4 billion in the…

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Majority favour cremation, says new poll

The majority of people would rather be cremated and scattered than buried when they die, according to research. The new…

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First crematorium gets the go ahead after inquiry

Flintshire’s first crematorium had been given the go ahead following a public inquiry. A planning inspector has ruled Memoria Ltd…

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Woodland burial site becomes insolvent

Burial plots were sold multiple times at an environmentally friendly site with some already paying to reserve what they thought…

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Pokemon Go players disrupt Brisbane funeral

Two teenagers playing Pokemon Go were asked to leave a Brisbane Funeral inside a Catholic Church. The incident happened at…

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FBCA endorses FFMA coffin protocol

Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA) has announced that it will be endorsing the Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers Association (FFMA) coffin and casket…

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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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