Month: March 2020
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchBusiness
Funerals to livestream service amid coronavirus lockdown
Funerals taking place in Carlisle may be live streamed to family members who are unable to attend the funerals of…
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25 MarchBusiness
Government adds celebrants to list of ‘key workers’
Celebrants across the UK have now been included in the official list of ‘key workers’, which has been drawn up…
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24 MarchBusiness
Government releases funeral guidelines amid Covid-19 lockdown
The government has revealed guidance in regards to funerals after the prime minister announced that the UK would be entering…
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24 MarchBusiness
Successful study of water cremation completed for Yorkshire Water
Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been granted for the water cremation process, the…
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24 MarchBusiness Bites
The furloughs and loans are useless to small businesses
The small business community has been watching with great hope to see if the government will introduce measures that are…
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23 MarchCoronavirus
PM bans ‘non-essential retail’, instructs public to stay at home
The UK public are only allowed to venture out of their homes for essential supplies and one exercise outing per…
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23 MarchCoronavirus advice
Coronavirus: Advice to celebrants
Encouraging communication with clients and Funeral Directors, and ensuring financial stability and mental wellbeing, is the advice that has been…
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23 MarchEconomy
Industry advised to use ‘makeshift’ masks out of ‘bin liners and towels’ amid shortages
Funeral directors are being advised to create “makeshift” face masks out of “towels, bin liners and incontinence pads” by the…
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20 MarchBusiness
Covid-19: Government to pay 80% of salary to staff unable to work
Chancellor Sunak Rishi has said the government will pay 80% of wages for employees who aren’t able to work due…
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19 MarchFeatures
What will the spread of coronavirus mean for businesses?
The serious health concerns brought about by the coronavirus outbreak (officially Covid-19) have been well documented, as nations impose travel…
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