Community

Councils vote to waive costs of child funerals

Councils in Mid and East Antrim and Newry, Mourne and Down Council have voted to waive the funeral costs of…

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Dignity raises age of free funeral policy to under 18

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, today welcomed Dignity’s announcement to increase the age limit on its long standing policy…

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Weymouth Crematorium begins £50,000 refurbishment

Weymouth Crematorium’s £50,000 refurbishment has begun today, with work scheduled to take place this year and next. Improvements at the…

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Stone Funeralcare launches ‘Holding Dear’ support group

Staffordshire-based funeral directors, Stone Funeralcare, has announced that it has launched a support group to help deal with bereavement in…

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Fifty-year-old business joins Funeral Partners

Established family funeral business John Blenkiron & Sons, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, has joined the growing Funeral…

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Co-op celebrates one year since signing pledge to raise mental health awareness

This week marks the one year anniversary of Central England Co-op signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge and vowing…

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Funeral directors help to save Slough ShopMobility

E Sargeant and Son Funeral Directors have donated £2,000 to keep Slough ShopMobility running in 2018. The local service, which…

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Double award nomination for funeral director

A Felixstowe funeral director has been shortlisted twice in the regional Suffolk Coastal Business and Community Awards 2018. The awards…

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Cardiff council calls for new cemetery before city ‘runs out of space’

Calls for a new cemetery to be built in Cardiff is being considered by the council following a ‘New Burial…

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Memorial stone rescued after being vandalised

146 years after his death, local artist John McLeod will finally get a memorial stone for his resting place in…

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