England
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Jul- 2021 -6 JulyCharity
Councils failing to follow public health funeral law, investigation finds
Councils across England and Wales are reportedly failing to effectively provide public health funerals to a required degree. According to…
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6 JulyBusiness
Mourners told to ‘ask first’ when leaving personal items inside coffins
The Crematorium and Memorial Group (CMG), which operates 46 crematoria across England and Scotland, has asked families to not leave…
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Jun- 2021 -23 JuneBusiness
Funeral Partners acquires Farthing Funeral Service
Funeral Partners has expanded into the East of England for the first time with the acquisition of Farthing Funeral Service. …
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18 JuneBusiness
A.W. Lymn adds electric van to fleet amid council sustainability initiative
A.W. Lymn has added an electric van to its fleet as part of Nottingham City Council’s new Electric Van Experience…
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May- 2021 -4 MayCoronavirus
Gov to remove 30 mourner limit as early as 17 May
The government has revealed that the legal limit on numbers of mourners at funerals will be removed in England following…
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Apr- 2021 -30 AprilBusiness
A.W. Lymn partakes in PHE data collection scheme
A.W. Lymn Funeral Service has revealed that it is currently taking part in a national data collection pilot scheme for…
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23 AprilCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors call for end to Covid funeral curbs
Funeral directors in the UK are currently expecting an extra 80,000 creations and burials to fall under existing Covid-19 funeral…
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13 AprilFeatures
Will tech trump traditional in the modern funeral parlour?
As business owners settle into 2021, many of the tactics they had to implement in order to function during the…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchCommunity
Funeral Partners donates tablets to support Random Act of Kindness Day
To celebrate Random Act of Kindness Day, Funeral Partners has donated computer tablets to help care home residents and schoolchildren…
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12 MarchCoronavirus
CMI notes over 50,000 excess deaths in second wave
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has noted that the UK has experienced over 50,000 excess deaths…
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