England
England is home to the majority of the UK funeral sector’s infrastructure, regulatory bodies, and service providers, making it a central focus for funeral professionals nationwide. Funeral Service Times reports on developments across England’s funeral landscape, including local authority activity, crematoria and cemetery management, regional business news, regulatory changes, service trends, and operational challenges specific to English regions. Coverage supports funeral directors, arrangers, crematoria staff, and suppliers with geographically relevant insight into policy shifts, investment, and practice within the English context.
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Jul- 2025 -8 JulyCurrent Affairs
ICCM urges govt to recognise cemetery and crem staff as key workers
The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has called on the government to clarify whether cemetery and crematorium staff…
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Jun- 2025 -18 JuneCharity
Charity football match backed by Funeral Partners hits £200k milestone
Funeral Partners-backed Goals 4 GOSH has officially hit the £200k fundraising milestone for Great Ormond Street Hospital, following the fifth…
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May- 2025 -23 MayBusiness
Two Westerleigh crematoria praised for ‘excellent level of service’
Two Westerleigh Group crematoria have been recently praised by industry inspectors for providing an “excellent level of service provision”. Parndon…
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8 MayLatest News
BoE cuts interest rates to 4.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4.25%, down from the previous rate of 4.5%, marking the…
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Apr- 2025 -11 AprilBusiness
A.W. Lymn calls for urgent action to overcome funeral delays
A.W. Lymn has called for urgent action in response to mounting delays in funeral arrangements caused by recent changes to…
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4 AprilCommunity
Newcastle receives £176k grant for two cemetery restorations
Newcastle City Council has been awarded a £176,466 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help develop proposals to…
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3 AprilBusiness
Central Co-op signs CPPA to supply green energy to 400 locations
Central Co-op has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA), in partnership with four other independent co-operative societies, to…
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2 AprilFuneral Plans
New death certification reforms cause funeral delays, SAIF finds
Funerals are experiencing “significant” delays in most areas across England and Wales as a result of death certification reforms, according…
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Mar- 2025 -20 MarchEconomy
BoE holds interest rates at 4.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold interest rates at 4.5%, having cut the rate last month to…
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5 MarchFuneral Plans
UK spends £2.3bn on funerals despite fewer deaths, research finds
People in the UK spent around £2.3bn on funerals last year, despite the fact that fewer people died compared with…
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