Birmingham
Birmingham is a major hub for funeral activity in the UK, with a diverse population, multiple crematoria and cemeteries, and a wide network of funeral directors serving a broad range of cultural and religious communities. The city also plays a strategic role in sector infrastructure, education, and service innovation. Funeral Service Times covers funeral-related developments across Birmingham, including business updates, operational changes, local authority policy, and community engagement—providing funeral professionals with insight into one of the country’s most active and complex urban service regions.
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Jan- 2019 -9 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
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…
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Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Man admits breaking into funeral home and having sex with corpse
Kasim Khuram, from Birmingham, has admitted breaking into a Co-op funeral home and committing sexual penetration of a body. Sentencing…
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20 DecemberBusiness
Birmingham funeral director takes on key international trade association role
A funeral director from the West Midlands has been appointed to a key position at a global trade association which…
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12 DecemberFeatures
Death at Christmas
It’s supposed to be one of the most joyful times of the year, the food, festivities and family coupled with…
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Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberCommunity
Stourbridge funeral director raises awareness of mental health
A Stourbridge funeral directors is highlighting the importance of personal wellbeing after providing specialist mental health training to its staff.…
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25 OctoberPeople
Funeral director follows in father’s footsteps
A Birmingham funeral director is maintaining a family tradition after qualifying at the same firm his father served for more…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustBusiness
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…
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Jun- 2018 -22 JuneCurrent Affairs
Rare hearse ‘steals limelight’ at transport show
Kingstanding Methodist church held its first ever transport show on Saturday 2 June and a rare classic hearse, belonging to Ian…
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Apr- 2018 -20 AprilCurrent Affairs
Birmingham mortuaries will run out of space in 10 years, councillor says
Birmingham’s mortuary service will not have the capacity to store any bodies in 10 year’s time, a councillor has warned.…
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Mar- 2018 -1 MarchEvents
Child bereavement seminar returns for 2018
Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce that its ‘Supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people’ seminars will…
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