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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Mar- 2021 -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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3 MarchBusiness
Budget 2021: Chancellor unveils new £65bn support package
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined a new £65bn support package in his March budget, confirming the decision to extend the…
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Dec- 2020 -2 DecemberLatest News
Funeral Partners gives away grief support book
Funeral Partners has provided copies of a grief support book for children ahead of National Grief Awareness Week (2nd to…
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Nov- 2020 -27 NovemberCoronavirus
Non-Covid deaths at home exceed 30,000 since March
Over 30,000 deaths, not related to Covid-19, have taken place in private homes in England and Wales since the beginning…
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26 NovemberCoronavirus
New Tier system announced
The Government has announced a new Tier system for when England leaves lockdown on 2 December, with only areas in…
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6 NovemberEvents
Quantock Funerals awarded South West ‘Planner of the Year’
Quantock Funeral Services, in Taunton Somerset has won the Golden Charter Funeral Planner of the Year award in the Southwest…
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6 NovemberBusiness
Co-Op Funeralcare closes Brampton branch
Co-Op Funeralcare’s branch in Brampton is set to close in December. The news comes as England begins its second nationwide…
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Oct- 2020 -22 OctoberCoronavirus
Sunak extends Covid scheme to pay up to half of wages
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced increases to the Job Support Scheme, which will now see the government pay up to…
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15 OctoberCoronavirus
London to move to Tier two
London and Essex will face tougher Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday (17 October), including a ban on the mixing…
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7 OctoberBusiness
Funeral Partners adds Hammerton Funeral Directors to its portfolio
Funeral Partners has announced it has added Hammerton’s Funeral Directors of South Yorkshire to its portfolio, which now has more…
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