Burial

Birmingham’s largest cemetery ‘full to capacity’

Birmingham’s Witton Cemetery has revealed that it is ‘full to capacity’ and cannot serve any more clients, leaving families in…

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New crematorium has £4 million investment

A Crematorium has been built using a £4 million investment by Kirkleatham Memorial Limited to cater to the high demand in…

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55% of Social Fund Funeral Payments fall short

The Department for Work and Pensions’ Social Fund Funeral Payment system “lacks coherence in terms of both the process of…

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Councils introduce ‘death tax’

Suffolk Coastal District Council has raised the cost of a 25-year burial plot by almost £1,000, in a move which…

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Average cost of funeral increases to more than £7,000

The cost of a basic funeral has risen 80 per cent since 2004, with the average attracting up to £3,914.…

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Great Wyrley Cemetery opens as ‘peaceful place’ for remembrance

A cemetery that will eventually deliver enough burial plots for the next 50 years has been officially opened in Great…

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Service of dedication at Lichfield Crematorium

The service chapel at Lichfield crematorium was officially opened with a dedication service led by the Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill,…

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Lucy Siegle presents UK best award to South Downs Natural Burial Site

The South Downs Natural Burial Site at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon, Hampshire, has been awarded Best Natural Burial…

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