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.
-
Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Co-op expresses concern to prime minister over Children’s Funeral Fund
Leaders at Co-op Funeralcare have written to the prime minister to address the company’s “concern” over what it calls “a…
Read More » -
Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Man admits breaking into funeral home and having sex with corpse
Kasim Khuram, from Birmingham, has admitted breaking into a Co-op funeral home and committing sexual penetration of a body. Sentencing…
Read More » -
20 DecemberBusiness
Birmingham funeral director takes on key international trade association role
A funeral director from the West Midlands has been appointed to a key position at a global trade association which…
Read More » -
Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberCommunity
Stourbridge funeral director raises awareness of mental health
A Stourbridge funeral directors is highlighting the importance of personal wellbeing after providing specialist mental health training to its staff.…
Read More » -
2 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Police investigate London cemetery over fears of graves ‘disappearing’
Police have opened an investigation into Tottenham Park cemetery after human remains were found uncovered on the site by a…
Read More » -
Sep- 2018 -26 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
SAIF calls for regulation of profession
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has said England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow in Scotland’s…
Read More » -
10 SeptemberFeatures
Resomation: the flame-free cremation that could be coming to the UK
Resomation was developed by expert biochemist Sandy Sullivan who had an ambition to offer the public an environmentally friendly end…
Read More » -
Aug- 2018 -30 AugustBusiness
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…
Read More » -
Jul- 2018 -10 JulyBusiness
Beyond announces £2m investment and rebrand
Funeral service price comparison website Beyond, formally known as Funeralbooker, has announced an investment round of £2m. The company said…
Read More » -
10 JulyProducts
LCK Funeral Support Services
LCK Funeral Support Services, formally known as McCafferty & Sons Repatriation Service, started trading in December 2017. When it was…
Read More »