Covid-19

Q&A: Rest With Dignity

Can you outline your history in the industry and how Rest with Dignity began?  Rest with dignity was born out…

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Co-op Funeralcare launches new Covid-19 hardship fund

Co-op Funeralcare has launched a new Co-op Funeralcare Hardship Fund, part of the Co-op Members Coronavirus Fund, which allows Co-op’s…

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Tech playing big part in funerals amid Covid-19 pandmic, says Full Circle Funerals

Funerals have been severely disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is still possible to create a personal and meaningful…

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St Helens Council launches webcasting service for cremation ceremonies

St Helens Council has launched a webcasting service for cremation services amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The council said residents who…

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MP’s appeal to relax funeral measures ‘careless and unhelpful, says Pure Cremation

Pure Cremation has branded MP’s concern that ‘the wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled with a…

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Coping with grief remotely during COVID-19

Coping with grief and the loss of a loved one is incredibly difficult under any circumstances, but during a global…

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Dignity reports 11% decrease in Q1 profits amid uptake in low-cost funerals

Funeral group Dignity has reported an 11% decrease in operating profits to £19.4m in its Q1 results due to an…

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Business rates revaluation postponed until 2022

A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 in line with the government’s latest efforts to…

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Scottish residents offered financial help with funerals costs

Bereaved Scottish residents could receive help towards the cost of a funeral to help ease the financial pressure during the…

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Mosques set up temporary mortuaries to help strain on services

At least 10 mosques in the UK have set up temporary mortuaries to  help cope with the number of deaths…

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