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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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchFuneral Plans
Mindful Memorials collaborates with Robertson Memorials
Mindful Memorials, the fourth-generation master stonemason and memorials business, has announced a collaboration with Robertson Memorials, one of the largest…
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6 MarchLatest News
Chancellor cuts NI by a further 2p as part of Spring Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a further 2p cut to National Insurance, falling from 10% to 8% from 6 April,…
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Feb- 2024 -26 FebruaryPeople
Westerleigh Group appoints new managers at three crematoria
Westerleigh Group has appointed new managers at three of its 40 crematoria and cemeteries across England, Scotland and Wales. Claire…
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Jan- 2024 -25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
2023 deaths rise for first time since Covid, Final Duties finds
The number of annual deaths in England and Wales rose for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, according…
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Dec- 2023 -18 DecemberCommunity
Jennifer Ashe and Son organise December services for bereaved
Jennifer Ashe and Son has organised its most well-attended memorial services throughout the month of December, as it continued its…
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13 DecemberCharity
Westerleigh Group gifts £25k to Child Bereavement UK
Westerleigh Group has gifted £25k to Child Bereavement UK towards its vital work helping families to rebuild their lives when…
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Nov- 2023 -1 NovemberBusiness
Westerleigh Group to open new Kent crematorium
Westerleigh Group has announced that it is set to open a brand-new Crematorium which will serve the communities in and…
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Oct- 2023 -25 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Sheffield General Cemetery celebrates end of four-year restoration
Sheffield General Cemetery is celebrating the end of its four-year £3.8m conservation and repair programme with a gathering of those…
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24 OctoberCommunity
Jennifer Ashe and Son launches bereavement group
West Midlands-based funeral director, Jennifer Ashe and Son, has launched its own support bereavement group. This comes in response to…
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6 OctoberCommunity
Great Glen to host Baby Loss Awareness service on Monday
Great Glen Crematorium will be hosting a special memorial service on Monday 9 October to bring people together to remember,…
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