Burial
Burial continues to play a vital role in the UK’s funeral landscape, shaped by tradition, religious practice, land availability, and environmental considerations. Funeral Service Times provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of burial, including cemetery operations, grave preparation, green burial initiatives, legal requirements, local authority management, and burial space strategy. Reporting focuses on regulatory updates, service innovation, operational challenges, and investment in cemetery infrastructure—supporting funeral professionals in delivering respectful, compliant, and sustainable burial services.
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May- 2021 -14 MayLatest News
Notts funeral directors calls for public to start ‘talking’ about death
A.W. Lymn, Nottinghamshire’s largest independent funeral directors, is calling on the British public to start “talking” about death after the…
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Apr- 2021 -23 AprilCommunity
New Worcester Cemeteries website launched
A new website has been launched to provide information about Worcester City Council’s crematorium and cemeteries. WorcesterCemeteries.co.uk gives city residents…
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16 AprilFuneral Plans
Aberdeenshire Council raises burial fees by 10%
Aberdeenshire Council has announced a 10% increase in its burial fees plus the rate of inflation (2.8%) which will come…
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9 AprilCommunity
Burial plots at Woodside available in first time in over 25 Years
Woodside Family Funeral Directors in Paisley, Scotland has announced that 90 new burial plots will be made available at Woodside…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchFuneral Plans
Welsh gov to offer £500 contribution toward child funeral costs
The Welsh government has announced that from 1 April, families who have registered the loss of a child under the…
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Feb- 2021 -25 FebruaryCoronavirus
Government exit plan has ‘forgotten’ the bereaved, warns A.W Lymn
A. W. Lymn has voiced its shock about the government’s lockdown exit plan by stating the roadmap has “forgotten” the…
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16 FebruaryFeatures
We need to talk more
There are probably few people in the world more at ease than funeral directors when it comes to talking about…
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4 FebruaryBusiness
Cheshire natural burial ground seeks funeral director
The Barnston Estate in Cheshire is looking for a funeral director to help run its new natural burial ground. Monument…
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Jan- 2021 -8 JanuaryBusiness
FFMA to reach quality testing scheme milestone
A quality assurance scheme run by the Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers’ Association (FFMA) is on course to hit a product testing…
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Dec- 2020 -18 DecemberPeople
Inspectors appointed to oversee Scottish funeral trade
The Scottish Government has appointed two new inspectors to oversee burial, cremation and funeral directors. Robert Swanson QPM has been…
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