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The health and wellbeing of small business owners, the self-employed, and indeed the staff of small employers are at the heart of a new campaign launched by The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today. The new drive from FSB will help its members – and the wider 5.5 million-strong small …

Registration is now open for the Funeral Director Show, the UK’s new, premium event for independent funeral directors, embalmers, celebrants, stonemasons and all professionals within the funeral sector.  Go to www.funeraldirectorshow.com to sign up to attend, free, now. The progressive event launches on 8-10 June 2018. With a wide selection …

A real-life funeral-crasher has caused anger to families as it’s found she has been attending funerals for nearly 14 years. The mystery mourner talks to grieving relatives and helps herself to the food at the wake, following on from the funeral. Father Noah Connolly, of the Holy Redeemer Church in …

William Pressdee Funeral Directors of Mumbles, Swansea, helped to reinter the remains of 13 people, including several children, after they were discovered during work in the village last year. They were found during the rebuilding of the porch at All Saints Church in Mumbles. Evidence suggests the children were suffering …

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed changes in life expectancy in England and Wales over the last 100 years. In 1915, men could expect to reach 48.4 years and woman 54 years. By 2015, the ONS reports that this had extended to 79.3 and 82.9 years, respectively. Causes …