Month: January 2020
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryCharity
Funeral home raises £2,500 for charities
Gillotts Funeral Directors has donated £500 towards a Heanor charity that aims to protect vulnerable people and families in need.…
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30 JanuaryCommunity
Dandelion Farewells celebrates 5th anniversary
Dandelion Farewells, a funeral home near Horsham, has celebrated its 5th anniversary with the launch of its new mobile community…
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28 JanuaryBusiness
SAIF claim SunLife Cost of Dying report is’ ‘seriously flawed’
Independent funeral directors have argued that recent research on funeral prices by SunLife is “seriously flawed” and has potentially overstated…
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28 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Coronavirus dampens markets but boosts mask producers
Some years ago Bill Gates was asked in an interview what future scenario it was that kept him awake at…
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27 JanuaryBusiness
Thomas Bragg to support West Midlands hospice through recycling scheme
More than 150,000 Christmas cards have been donated to a Solihull-based Thomas Bragg and Sons Funeral Directors for recycling, raising…
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24 JanuaryFeatures
Cremation vs Burial
According to the Sunlife Cost of Dying report, in the UK, 75% of funerals involve cremation – one of the…
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23 JanuaryBusiness
Affertons Funeral Care re-opens after fire
Dundee-based Affertons Funeral Care has re-opened for business after suffering extensive damage after a blaze took hold in a neighbouring…
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23 JanuaryCommunity
Town protests funeral parlour plan
Plans for a new funeral parlour in Southam have been rejected by the town’s residents. The proposal for a new…
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23 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Asos bounces back from tricky period
Back in July last year Retail Sector reported that Asos was having problems. It had issued a profit warning, suggesting profits were likely to…
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22 JanuaryLatest News
‘Good Grief’ by Bastille named the most-played millennial funeral song
‘Good Grief’ by Bastille has been named the most-played millennial funeral song, according to life insurance comparison site, Reassured. According…
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