Current Affairs
-
Feb- 2019 -13 February
NAFD confirms support for UK statutory regulation
Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to…
Read More » -
6 February
Highgate Cemetery’s Karl Marx monument ‘mindlessly vandalised’
The Karl Marx monument, located in London’s Highgate Cemetery has been “mindlessly vandalised” according to a spokesperson at the cemetery.…
Read More » -
Jan- 2019 -31 January
Co-op expresses concern to prime minister over Children’s Funeral Fund
Leaders at Co-op Funeralcare have written to the prime minister to address the company’s “concern” over what it calls “a…
Read More » -
31 January
Funerals market study updated
The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its responses from professionals in the funeral trade, as part of its…
Read More » -
24 January
‘Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director’ reprimanded by ASA
A Northern Irish funeral director has been reprimanded by the ASA after calling himself “Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director”,…
Read More » -
24 January
New cremation rules imposed in Mortonhall Crematorium aftermath
New rules state crematoriums in Scotland must hold on to cremated remains for at least four weeks following the Mortonhall…
Read More » -
21 January
New Scottish gov scheme to help 40 percent more people with funerals
The Scottish government is expected to help 40 percent more people on low incomes to pay for funerals with the…
Read More » -
17 January
Overspending risk as just one in five compare funeral prices
Some eight in ten people do not compare funeral director costs when organising a funeral, according to the latest data…
Read More » -
10 January
Unique ceremonies in demand as Brits move away from tradition
New research from national funeral provider, Co-op Funeralcare, has revealed a shift in funeral trends, 92 percent of UK adults…
Read More » -
9 January
Paupers’ funeral spend nears £5.4m in 2018
New data obtained by insurance company Royal London revealed that local authorities spend almost £5.4m on public health funerals in…
Read More »
