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Jul- 2019 -3 July
Funeral directors organise charity cricket match
Co-operative Funeralcare and associated funeral directors have organised a charity cricket match and community day in Yateley, Hampshire. There will…
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1 July
AOIC responds to £200 cremation fine
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has made a statement after two grieving sisters were fined £200 by the Grimsby…
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1 July
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 or cremation,…
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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Hilary J Grainger OBE to be next chair of Cremation Society
The Cremation Society has announced that professor Hilary Grainger OBE as been elected as its next chair. She will succeed…
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27 June
Former priest avoids jail over funeral fraud
Former priest Andrew Hawthorne has been given a two year suspended sentence for fraud in relation to funeral fees which…
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26 June
Mears Repatriation moves to the high street
Funeral directors Mears Family Funerals, has announced that its repatriation service will be moving to the high street on 1…
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25 June
F.P Gaunt and Sons wins Family Business of the Year
Independent funeral director F.P Gaunt and Sons has won Family Business of the Year, at the The Express and Star…
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24 June
Southern Co-op to relaunch car wash for charity
Colleagues at funeral homes Bognor Regis are getting ready for a charity car wash on Saturday 6 July. The proceeds…
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20 June
FCA publishes first ‘perimeter of authorisation’ following funeral plan regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its first annual perimeter report. The new report comes in the same month…
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20 June
Champ Funeral Services wins twice at the Hyndburn Business Awards
Lancashire-based funeral director Champ Funeral Services has won two awards at this years Hyndburn Business Awards. The Hyndburn Business Awards…
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