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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Oct- 2019 -8 OctoberPeople
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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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberFeatures
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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Jul- 2019 -1 JulyCurrent Affairs
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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Jun- 2019 -5 JuneBusiness
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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Apr- 2019 -16 AprilFuneral Plans
NHS targets funeral plan customers to boost organ donors
The NHS is targeting consumers buying funeral plans in a bid to boost numbers on its Organ Donation Register. The…
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16 AprilCharity
Welsh and Scottish charities benefit from legacy income boost
Welsh and Scottish charities are outperforming charities in England and those with a UK-wide remit in terms of growth in…
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4 AprilBusiness
Woodall Nicholson Group acquires Binz funeral vehicles
Woodall Nicholson Group, based in Westhoughton, Bolton UK, have exclusively acquired the intellectual property, trademarks and strategic assets of the…
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4 AprilTrade Organisations
Scottish funeral director takes presidential chain at SAIF
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) is to be headed by a Scottish funeral director for…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchCurrent Affairs
Coroners could be given power to investigate stillbirths
The government has launched a consultation which could see coroners in England and Wales being given the authority to investigate…
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13 MarchCommunity
Farmer builds round barrows on farm as alternative funeral venue
A farmer has stepped into the funeral trade by opening his working farm up to be an alternative ash storage…
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