Month: April 2018
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilBusiness
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…
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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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11 AprilBusiness
Funeral directors defy high street ‘apocalypse’
The funeral sector has continued to grow, despite research showing that the high street has experienced its lowest level of…
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9 AprilFeatures
Space Burials – Ascension Flights
Burial methods have become more diverse over time, allowing those who have passed to leave this world in increasingly eccentric…
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9 AprilFeatures
The face of the ‘Cheddar Man’
A Channel 4 documentary, First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man, has followed pioneering research carried out by…
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9 AprilFeatures
Cramped underground: the alternatives to bury our dead
Space has been a problem in UK cemeteries for many years now, with some areas in big cities and small…
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9 AprilBusiness
Small firms hit by pension auto-enrolment scheme, claims FSB
Small firms and startups will be “hit the very hardest” by the doubling of auto-enrolment employer pension contributions, according to…
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9 AprilCharity
Charity handed £5,000 thanks to families at Bretby Crematorium
A charity that provides specialist support to families living with dementia has been handed a £5,000 boost thanks to the…
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6 AprilCurrent Affairs
AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…
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5 AprilCharity
Funeral director raises money and awareness
Funeral Director, Janice Hutton of Gateway Funeral Services in Birkenshaw is preparing to raise money and awareness in the continued fight…
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