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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Jul- 2018 -12 JulyCharity
The Natural Burial Company makes donation for bereavement awareness day
Christopher Doggett, general manager of The Natural Burial Company, handed over a cheque for £200 to Rainbows Hospice kindly donated…
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3 JulyCurrent Affairs
Coroner Hassell to draft a new protocol
Following the High Court’s ruling that her “cab rank” protocol was “unlawful”, “discriminatory” and “irrational”, and should be quashed, senior…
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Jun- 2018 -28 JuneCurrent Affairs
Cost of dying rising more than twice as fast as cost of living
The cost of dying is rising more than twice as fast as the cost of living, funeral services comparison site…
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15 JuneFeatures
Cemeteries around the World: Pere Lachaise
Located in Paris, France, Pere Lachaise is one of the most iconic cemeteries in the world. Not only is it…
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May- 2018 -31 MayCurrent Affairs
Scotland abolishes child burial fees
Scotland is set to follow in England and Wales’ footsteps with the eradication of child burial and cremation fees. The…
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18 MayCurrent Affairs
Chief Coroner issues new guidance after Hassell’s High Court defeat
Following coroner Mary Hassell’s defeat in the High Court, the Chief Coroner of England and Wales, Judge Mark Lucraft QC…
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15 MayCurrent Affairs
Private UK cemetery operator welcomes government decision on child graves
Privately owned cemetery operator GreenAcres Group has announced that all six of its cemetery and ceremonial parks will extend its…
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10 MayFeatures
Promession: Turning bodies into soil
The decomposition of the human body is merely seen as a fact of life and the natural process of death.…
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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors forget to dig woman’s grave
A Kent funeral director has apologised following an incident where employees forgot to dig a woman’s grave. Woollard and Kent…
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27 AprilCurrent Affairs
High Court rules coroner Hassell’s protocol ‘unlawful’ and ‘discriminatory’
The High Court today (27 April 2018) ruled that the protocol issued by chief coroner Hassell on 30 October 2017…
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