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AW Lymn launches gravestone maintenance service

AW Lymn has officially launched a gravestone maintenance scheme through AW Lymn The Craftsman in Stone, with the aim of…

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Salisbury Crematorium reopens following essential upgrades

Salisbury Crematorium has officially reopened to the public this October, following two months of essential repairs and upgrades to the…

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Co-op to install solar panels on funeralcare branches

Co-op has announced its ambitions to install solar panels on a target of up to 700 sites across its funeralcare,…

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MPs to vote on assisted dying bill in England and Wales

Labour MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater, will seek to introduce a Private Members’ Bill to enable assisted dying for…

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Aura Life secures £350k equity investment

Surrey-based funeral plan provider Aura Life has secured a £350k equity investment from the Coast to Capital Growth Fund via…

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Aylesbury Vale Crematorium recognised for ‘excellent level of service’

Aylesbury Vale Crematorium in Buckinghamshire has been recognised for “an excellent level of provision” by the Federation of Burial and…

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Public health funerals are on the rise, the LGA finds

The number of public health funerals – where a person dies without family or friends able to arrange a funeral…

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Mepal Crem scheme hangs in the balance amid hidden rising costs

East Cambridgeshire District Council may be forced to cut back on the £9m construction cost of its Mepal Crematorium project,…

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CDS Group submits plan for faith-specific crem in the Midlands

The Cemetery Development Services (CDS) Group has announced the submission of a planning application to Harborough District Council for a…

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Bereavement service Settld picks up accolade at StartUp Awards

Bereavement notification service, Settld, has been named the top ‘UK Mobile and Emerging Technologies StartUp of the Year’ at the…

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