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Jan- 2024 -25 January
2023 deaths rise for first time since Covid, Final Duties finds
The number of annual deaths in England and Wales rose for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, according…
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24 January
Sheffield Council launches consultation on new bereavement service
Sheffield City Council has launched a citywide consultation process with the aim of developing a new strategy to ensure that…
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24 January
Stroud Council organises headstone safety testing at St Cyr’s churchyard
Stroud District Council has organised a headstone safety test at St Cyr’s churchyard and has found 71 memorials in urgent…
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22 January
Highgate Cemetery launches £18m conservation project
Highgate Cemetery has launched ‘Unlocking Highgate Cemetery’ after it received £18m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The seven-year, £18m…
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19 January
Mears partners with Tree Nation to make repatriations greener
Mears Funerals announced a partnership with Tree Nation, a reforestation initiative, to offset carbon emissions associated with the flights it…
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17 January
Westerleigh Group unveils new memorial offering for music lovers
Westerleigh Group has launched bespoke vinyl records featuring recordings and images of a loved one, each containing a small amount…
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16 January
Westerleigh opens news children’s memorial garden in Cornwall
Westerleigh Group has unveiled a new children’s memorial garden at Treswithian Downs Crematorium, Cornwall, to provide a quiet place for…
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15 January
Average funeral cost rises by 4.7% in 2023, SunLife finds
After two years of lower funeral costs – in part due to the pandemic – prices are on the rise…
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12 January
Dorset charities relaunch January bereavement cafes
Charities Dorset Open Door, Mosaic, Dorset Youth and Dorset Mental Health Forum will be hosting bereavement cafes in Weymouth and…
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11 January
Westerleigh Group opens Waseley Hills Cemetery
Westerleigh Group has opened a new cemetery in Waseley Hills for the communities of South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and North Worcestershire. …
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