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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Sep- 2017 -1 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Grave tending company announces expansion
Grave Care International Ltd has acquired the long-running family business, Grave Concern, based in Essex. Grave Care International, which was…
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Aug- 2017 -31 AugustCurrent Affairs
Preventable mortality is related to area deprivation, finds ONS
New information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that avoidable, amenable and preventable mortality is strongly related to…
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30 AugustCurrent Affairs
Funeral debt has risen to £160m
The Royal London National Funeral Cost Index 2017 has revealed that the average cost of a funeral has increased to £3,784.…
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18 AugustCurrent Affairs
Archaeologists find evidence of early Christian plank-lined burials
Archaeologists from MOLA have uncovered rare plank-lined graves and tree-trunk coffins dating from the 7th-9th century AD. The important Anglo-Saxon…
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18 AugustCurrent Affairs
South Derbyshire welcomes all-female team of funeral directors
Staff at Ward and Brewin Funeral Home, in Swadlincote, have spoken openly about the importance of working together and how…
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18 AugustCurrent Affairs
Unexplained deaths in infancy continue to fall
There were 191 unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales in 2015, with a rate of 0.27 deaths per 1,000…
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11 AugustCurrent Affairs
New report provides recommendations for specialist palliative care
A new report examines the role of specialist palliative care in providing support to care homes in England. It was commissioned…
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3 AugustCurrent Affairs
Independent funeral director urges businesses to unite against dementia
David Button Independent Funeral Directors is encouraging the local community and businesses to continue to unite against dementia. Leading by…
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3 AugustCurrent Affairs
Central England Co-operative names Dementia UK as its corporate charity partner
Central England Co-operative has chosen Dementia UK as its corporate charity partner for 2017/18. Colleagues from across the Society voted…
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Jul- 2017 -21 JulyCurrent Affairs
Cancer was most common cause of death in 2016
525,048 deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2016, reports the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease…
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