England

Scottish Government welcomes funeral support payment increase

The Scottish Government has announced it will match the ‘other expenses’ funeral benefit with the rest of the UK, increasing…

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Town protests funeral parlour plan

Plans for a new funeral parlour in Southam have been rejected by the town’s residents. The proposal for a new…

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LifeArt UK appoints Simon Rothwell as new director

LifeArt UK has appointed former CEO, Simon Rothwell, as its new environmental and corporate affairs director. Rothwell’s new role is…

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Javid mulls three-year passenger duty holiday for Flybe

Things are not looking rosy for low-cost airline, Flybe, but the chancellor Sajid Javid may have some proposals that save it from…

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Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?

It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of Marks…

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LifeArt UK appoints Kevin Crute as new CEO

LifeArt UK has appointed Kevin Crute as its new CEO to “oversee a period of growth”, as the business looks…

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R & P Everson wins ‘Funeral Planner of the Year Award’

Funeral directors from Totland Bay, R and P Everson have been named the top funeral planner for South West London…

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Regulatory scrutiny of the funeral market

Both HM Treasury and the CMA are currently investigating the funerals sector. HMT has been looking into the pre-paid funerals…

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Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs

Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial or cremation,…

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Two funeral director firms join Funeral Partners network

A funeral home based in Greater Manchester and another based in Wiltshire have joined the Funeral Partners’ network. Elizabeth Way…

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