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Aug- 2018 -2 August
Dignity to shut ‘around 100’ funeral parlours
Funeral service provider, Dignity, has announced it is to close “around 100” funeral parlours as it looks to compete with…
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1 August
Co-op calls for ban on ‘aggressive sales’ in funeral plan market
Co-op’s Funeralcare and Life Planning business has responded to HM Treasury’s call for evidence on the pre-need funeral market, reiterating…
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1 August
Changing the landscape of the pre-paid funeral plan industry
What qualifies CPS to offer this service? We were involved in the setup of a major pre-paid funeral plan provider…
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1 August
Midlands funeral firm creates unique memorial for air hostess’ father
A Midlands funeral firm has created a unique wave-shaped memorial for an air hostess whose father’s life was cut short…
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
TfL bans funeral ad campaign over fears it may offend
Transport for London (TfL) has banned a series of advertisements by funeral comparison website Beyond as part of its campaign…
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27 July
Funeral group scale Snowdon mountain for charity
A group of staff and friends from Douch Family Funeral Directors scaled Snowdon in 32 degree heat for Dorset Mind,…
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27 July
‘World-first’ study about the importance of funerals launched
A national study has been launched aiming to find out whether it’s possible to measure the importance of a funeral…
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26 July
Co-op Funeralcare completes three peaks for the British Red Cross
Colleagues from Co-op Funeralcare completed the Yorkshire three peaks challenge on 21 July in a bid to raise money for…
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26 July
E Sargeant team launches Thames Hospice partnership
The staff at E Sargeant and Son Funeral Directors have pledged to raise £50,000 for Thames Hospice over the next…
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23 July
HMRC proposal to access taxpayers’ bank accounts in secret ‘condemned’
An HMRC proposal that would have allowed secret access to taxpayers’ bank accounts has been condemned as an “unreasonable invasion…
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