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Aug- 2018 -7 AugustCurrent Affairs
Funeral profession urged to ditch chipboard coffins to cut cremation emissions
Britain could massively reduce the amount of pollution caused by cremations if more environmentally-friendly materials were used in the construction…
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2 AugustEvents
T Cribb and Sons Carriages coachman awarded for driving
Peter Gibson, the head coachman for T Cribb and Sons Carriages has been recognised with a 2018 Carriage Driving award.…
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Jun- 2018 -29 JuneFuneral Plans
Statutory regulation with FPA best way to protect consumers, says CEO
The Funeral Planning Authority (FPA), regulator for the pre-paid funeral plan industry has launched its latest annual report (for 2017/18),…
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22 JuneBusiness
New funeral home Alan Greenwood and Sons opens for business
A new funeral home for funeral director Alan Greenwood and Sons officially opened for business in Knaphill Broadway on Friday…
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1 JuneCurrent Affairs
Government launches two investigations into funeral sector
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Treasury have separately announced that they will be investigating the funeral sector,…
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May- 2018 -24 MayFuneral Plans
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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Apr- 2018 -12 AprilCurrent Affairs
New regulations introduced for babies ashes
Changes have been made to the treatment of babies ashes following a BBC investigation which found that 60 families did…
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Mar- 2018 -13 MarchCurrent Affairs
Revisions to stone memorial standards almost complete
The sub-committee of the British Standards Institution who are in charge of updating BS 8415, the standard for stone memorials,…
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7 MarchFeatures
Growing consumer trust in the funeral planning industry
As we continue supporting the growing funeral planning industry by providing robust regulation, our thoughts are also turning to how…
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Feb- 2018 -15 FebruaryPeople
New partnership champions counselling for bereaved people
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Cruse Bereavement Care (Cruse) have formed a partnership to promote the…
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