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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Nov- 2017 -3 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Reputation means more than funeral costs to bereaved
Funeral costs are less important than reputation when choosing a funeral director according to figures from YouGov. Over half (55…
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Oct- 2017 -19 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Almost a third of families block organ donation
Almost a third of families blocked organ donation because they felt the process took ‘too long’. BBC 5 live found…
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13 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remain leading causes of death
Recently released information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), revealed that dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remained the leading cause…
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5 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors raise £7,000 for charity
Colleagues at Central England Co-operative Funeral Care have raised over £7,000 by hosting dozens of World’s Biggest Coffee Morning events…
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Sep- 2017 -19 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
New campaign launched for health and wellbeing of small businesses
The health and wellbeing of small business owners, the self-employed, and indeed the staff of small employers are at the…
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19 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Life expectancy increases by nearly three decades, says ONS
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed changes in life expectancy in England and Wales over the last 100…
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14 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Funeral Partners acquires three additional businesses
Three established funeral businesses in the Midlands and North of England have joined Funeral Partners, as the company continues to…
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12 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
FSB Small Business Awards open for entries
The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018 are now open for entries. The awards will celebrate the best of the UK’s 5.5…
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8 SeptemberTechnology/Equipment
Lancashire moves closer to opening digital autopsy facility
Plans have been signed off for a Digital Autopsy Facility (DAF), which will offer non-invasive post mortems to bereaved families…
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5 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Central England Co-operative appoints new trading executive
Central England Co–operative has announced the appointment of Matt Birch as the Society’s trading executive; a vacancy created due to Tony Carroll,…
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