Month: October 2017
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Council reveals plans for low cost funerals
A new scheme introduced by Halton Borough Council in Cheshire will offer residents the option of a fixed cost funeral.…
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16 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New law provides grieving parents with more leave
Employees who have suffered the death of a child will benefit from significant new paid leave allowances, under proposed laws.…
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13 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remain leading causes of death
Recently released information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remained the leading cause…
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13 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral director jailed for stealing charity donations
A funeral director has been jailed for eight months after stealing thousands of pounds from bereaved families intended as charity…
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10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New service links funeral directors’ websites to online bereavement counselling
Clients can now access bereavement counsellors directly from funeral directors’ websites, thanks to GriefChat, a brand new service. The online…
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9 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Katie Price may launch own line of ‘crystallised coffins’
Businesswoman and model Katie Price has announced plans to sell her own ‘crystallised coffins’. According to The Sun newspaper, the…
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9 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Only one week left to use old £1 coin
There is just one week remaining to use the old £1 coin before businesses stop accepting them. The new coin,…
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6 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Space firm joins the funeral sector
A British space firm are joining the funeral care industry with a unique new twist on ashes scattering. Sent Into…
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6 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Man jailed for burial plot fraud
A man who fraudulently sold burial plots at an Edinburgh cemetery has been found guilty. William Henderson, 45, was employed…
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5 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors raise £7,000 for charity
Colleagues at Central England Co-operative Funeral Care have raised over £7,000 by hosting dozens of World’s Biggest Coffee Morning events…
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