Cremation
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Feb- 2016 -1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Bill to modernise the Scottish burial and cremation sector ‘lacks ambition’
Plans to create a modern burial and cremation sector in Scotland have been branded as lacking ‘detail and ambition’, according…
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Sep- 2015 -18 SeptemberEvents
Funeral director shortlisted for business award
Poppy’s Funerals has been shortlisted in the national Nectar Business Small Business Awards. The Tooting-based company was founded by Poppy Mardall…
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17 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Liverpool city council discuss proposal for larger adults
Liverpool City Council has discussed a proposal to introduce a charge of £945 for a cremation of ‘an adult coffin…
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Feb- 2015 -12 February
Memoria Opens Two Sites on the Same Day
UK crematoria and cemetery service provider, Memoria, has achieved a UK first by opening two sites on the same day,…
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Mar- 2014 -20 March
Councils given keys to Rainsbrook Crematorium
Construction of a new crematorium and cemetery serving residents in Daventry District and Rugby Borough has been completed. Contractor Willmott…
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Jan- 2014 -30 January
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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29 January
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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27 January
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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Oct- 2013 -16 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Solihull council suggests ban on eco coffins
The head of bereavement services of Solihull council, Gordon Hull, has called for eco-coffins to banned following one incident that…
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Sep- 2013 -6 September
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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