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Nov- 2017 -29 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Hearse thief caught and arrested
A man has been arrested following a burglary at a Port Talbot funeral home. South Wales Police arrested a 34…
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27 NovemberFeatures
The Cemetery Club: Should resting places be tourist attractions?
Cemeteries have always attracted visitors. Julius Caesar stopped at Alexander the Great’s tomb. The discovery of Tutankhamun launched a fashion…
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27 NovemberCurrent Affairs
NAFD CEO ‘no longer employed by the association’
The NAFD CEO Mandie Lavin is ‘no longer employed by the association’, according to a letter sent to members on…
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3 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Reputation means more than funeral costs to bereaved
Funeral costs are less important than reputation when choosing a funeral director according to figures from YouGov. Over half (55…
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Campaigners hold funeral procession in Parliament Square
Campaigners dressed as funeral directors and mourners challenged Mr. Hammond to increase the fund to cover basic funeral costs and…
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16 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New law provides grieving parents with more leave
Employees who have suffered the death of a child will benefit from significant new paid leave allowances, under proposed laws.…
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Sep- 2017 -29 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Playboy founder wants crypt next to “ultimate blonde”, Marilyn Monroe
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner continues to divide public opinion, even in death. The 91 year old, who passed away on September…
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Aug- 2017 -25 AugustCurrent Affairs
Clayton Wood Natural Burial Ground launches new website
Set in South Downs National Park, Clayton Wood Natural Burial Ground has launched a new website this month, providing customers…
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18 AugustCurrent Affairs
Archaeologists find evidence of early Christian plank-lined burials
Archaeologists from MOLA have uncovered rare plank-lined graves and tree-trunk coffins dating from the 7th-9th century AD. The important Anglo-Saxon…
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11 AugustCurrent Affairs
Evidence found for cannibalistic Palaeolithic burial rituals
Engraved human bones found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, show previously unrecognised ritualistic behaviour from the Palaeolithic period, say experts at…
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