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Maven partners with Horizon Cremation Limited

Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) has announce a £2.5 million VCT qualifying investment in Horizon Cremation Limited (“Horizon”). Horizon plans to…

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‘First digital tombstones’ launched

A firm has launched a new digital tombstone that has a 48-inch interactive screen, showing pictures, video and other digital…

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Residents invited to cemetery open day

Members of the public are invited to attend an open day at Eccleshall Road Cemetery in Stafford on 7 June.…

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New memory café stocks up on crockery thanks to funeral firm

A new community café designed to bring dementia patients and their carers together is ready to open its doors after…

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Partnership uses music to help the bereaved

Plymouth Music Zone has joined together with St Luke’s Hospice in Plymouth to partner in helping local people coping with bereavement. The…

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Are you ready for Dying Matter week?

There will be hundreds of events happening across the country for Dying Matters week, which takes place from 8 –…

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Council burial blunders cause family ‘serious distress’

Bodies have been placed in the wrong plots following a series of council errors. A  family has been told they…

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Crematorium set ablaze by ‘overly obese’ body

A fire broke out when an ‘overly obese’ body caused a cremation container to get too hot. The ‘freak accident’…

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In the spotlight: Graham Williams, chairman of Funeral Planning Services Ltd.

After 29 years in the funeral planning industry, Graham Williams, chairman of Funeral Planning Services Limited, has decided to retire.…

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Small business confidence continues to rise

UK small business confidence is at its highest level in over a year, according to the latest Federation of Small…

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