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Andrew Grey Funeral Directors funds two local community groups

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York Council begins facilities investment at city crematorium

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Dorset funeral director backs CMA investigation into fake reviews

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This coverage examines current affairs affecting the UK funeral and bereavement sector. Funeral Service Times reports on policy changes, regulatory developments, societal trends, and news stories that impact funeral directors, crematoria, cemetery operators, memorial providers, and suppliers, helping professionals stay informed and adapt strategically.

Current Affairs

This coverage examines current affairs affecting the UK funeral and bereavement sector. Funeral Service Times reports on policy changes, regulatory developments, societal trends, and news stories that impact funeral directors, crematoria, cemetery operators, memorial providers, and suppliers, helping professionals stay informed and adapt strategically.

Funeral directors ‘not disclosing’ service prices, says Which?

Funeral directors in the UK are not transparently disclosing the price of their services,…

Funeral directors call for end to Covid funeral curbs

Funeral directors in the UK are currently expecting an extra 80,000 creations and burials to…

Gov praises ‘unsung heroes’ in funeral industry following CMA report

The UK government has praised the funeral industry’s “unsung heroes” following the…

IAFD advises victims of Covid-19 to be put to rest immediately, without funeral service

People who die from coronavirus should be buried or cremated immediately without a funeral…

Fire breaks out at Plymouth crematorium

Funerals must be rearranged following the outbreak of a fire at a Plymouth crematorium. 

Industry viewpoint – Social Funeral Fund / Funeral Poverty

Back in 2011/12 we wrote and received many letters from them the minister in charge of the…

New funeral benefit to launch in Scotland

A new benefit providing help for people on low incomes to meet the costs of a funeral will…

Bath University to host conference on death, dying and disposal

Over 250 academics, policy-makers and practitioners will come together at the University of…

AOIC responds to £200 cremation fine

The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has made a statement after two grieving…

Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs

Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial…
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