Current Affairs
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Jul- 2023 -12 July
NAFD welcomes launch of phase two into Fuller Inquiry
The National Association of Funeral Directors has welcomed the start of phase two of the Fuller Inquiry into the crimes…
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May- 2023 -3 May
Statutory medical examiner system delayed until April 2024
The government has confirmed that the full introduction of the statutory medical examiner system in England will be postponed until…
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Nov- 2022 -25 November
Lewes cemetery runs out of space
Lewes cemetery in East Sussex has reportedly run out of burial space according to BBC Sussex. Lewes council told the…
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Sep- 2022 -14 September
Funerals to go ahead as planned on Monday 19 September, NAFD says
Many funerals will go ahead as planned on Monday 19 September, despite speculation that funerals will be cancelled due to…
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13 September
William Purves removes logo from Queen’s hearse after backlash
William Purves, the funeral directors who helped organise the late Queen’s funeral procession from Balmoral to Edinburgh, has responded to…
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Aug- 2022 -10 August
A.W. Lymn to go green with electric fleet
A.W. Lymn has announced plans to make its non-ceremonial fleet electric. The firm first looked to introduce electric vehicles into…
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May- 2022 -24 May
Woollensbrook Cemetery honours Queen’s Jubilee
Woollensbrook Cemetery and Crematorium has honoured the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by planting a tree in its grounds in tribute to…
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Apr- 2022 -14 April
Q1 mortality below pre-pandemic levels, CMI finds
Mortality in the first quarter of 2022 was slightly lower than in the first quarters of 2019 and 2020, before…
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Jan- 2022 -20 January
Funeral costs fall for the first time in 18 years, study finds
The price of a funeral has fallen for the first time in 18 years, according to SunLife’s Cost of Dying…
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Nov- 2021 -18 November
Former funeral director jailed for defrauding grieving victims
Greater Manchester Police has announced that Sharon Howell, the former funeral manager of Kenworthy Funeral Directors in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, has…
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