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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Apr- 2018 -24 AprilTechnology/Equipment
Co-op crematorium to broadcast services via the internet
Central England Co-operative Funeralcare has officially opened its refurbished crematorium in Derbyshire, which includes the instalment of technology to allow…
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9 AprilFeatures
Cramped underground: the alternatives to bury our dead
Space has been a problem in UK cemeteries for many years now, with some areas in big cities and small…
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9 AprilCharity
Charity handed £5,000 thanks to families at Bretby Crematorium
A charity that provides specialist support to families living with dementia has been handed a £5,000 boost thanks to the…
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6 AprilCurrent Affairs
AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…
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4 AprilCurrent Affairs
Co-op’s youngest funeral director motivated to help families
One of Central England Co-op’s youngest funeral directors has revealed how the pursuit of a meaningful career saw him choose…
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4 AprilCommunity
Fifty-year-old business joins Funeral Partners
Established family funeral business John Blenkiron & Sons, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, has joined the growing Funeral…
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3 AprilCurrent Affairs
Government scraps burial fees for children’s funerals
The prime minister has announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund, scrapping the costs of child burials and cremations…
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Mar- 2018 -28 MarchCommunity
Co-op celebrates one year since signing pledge to raise mental health awareness
This week marks the one year anniversary of Central England Co-op signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge and vowing…
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21 MarchFeatures
SOAP BOX: THE NHS CRISIS
As the NHS crisis deepened in early January 2018 and Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt tried to respond to the…
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