Blackpool
Blackpool’s funeral and bereavement sector serves a diverse coastal community through independent directors, crematoria, and memorial providers. This coverage reports on developments shaping funeral care in the town, including business updates, local authority initiatives, and community-led remembrance projects. Funeral Service Times highlights investment in facilities, sustainability efforts, and evolving service models across Blackpool and the wider Lancashire area. Readers gain insight into how local professionals balance tradition, regulation, and innovation in delivering compassionate, modern funeral services.
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Oct- 2025 -29 OctoberBusiness
Funeral Partners acquires Box Bros in Blackpool
Funeral Partners has announced its latest acquisition of Box Bros, a family-run funeral business that has served Blackpool for more…
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Aug- 2025 -11 AugustCurrent Affairs
Poverty in old age linked to surge in council funerals
Tackling deprivation among older people could reduce the number of funerals paid for by local authorities and NHS trusts, according…
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Nov- 2024 -4 NovemberPeople
A.W. Lymn appoints new senior funeral director for West Notts
AW Lymn has announced the appointment of Kirby Cranshaw as its new senior funeral director for the West Notts area…
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Jun- 2024 -11 JuneEconomy
Brighton most expensive for direct burial, study finds
Brighton has been found to be the most expensive city for a direct burial at an average cost of £1,667,…
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Sep- 2017 -15 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Blackpool funeral directors expand fleet
Box Bros Ltd Funeral Services in Blackpool has upgraded its fleet by adding an additional Insignia hearse. Stephen Box, a fourth…
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Jun- 2017 -30 JuneCurrent Affairs
Geographical and social circumstances linked to gaps in life expectancy
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new data linking geographical and social circumstances to gaps in life expectancy…
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Feb- 2017 -1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
ONS releases age-standardised mortality rates for 2015
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) for 2015. The UK saw 1,010.0 deaths per…
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