Glasgow

Glasgow funeral director urges public not to delay funerals

A Glasgow funeral director is urging families not to delay funerals following Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that rules for memorial services…

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Cemeteries Around The World – Glasgow Necropolis

Originally known as Fir Park and based on 37 acres of land on top of a hill to the east…

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Renfrewshire Council launches new Respectful Funeral Service

Communities in Renfrewshire will be supported with the cost of a loved one’s funeral, thanks to a new service from…

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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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Death on holiday: the rise of dark tourism

A light stroll through a derelict grey town filled with the abandoned possessions of those that fled the spewing radioactive…

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Mass fight outside cemetery as mourners descend into chaos

A video taken of a mass brawl which took place outside a Scottish crematorium has gone viral. Footage of the…

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AOIC to offer Rememberboxes to clients

Celebrant Paul McDougall made the long journey from Glasgow to Warwickshire to join AOIC colleagues at the National Funeral Exhibition.…

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Scottish Care reveals failure to plan for a ‘good death’

Scottish Care has launched a new report on Palliative and End of Life Care. It was released on 8 February at an event…

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ONS releases age-standardised mortality rates for 2015

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) for 2015. The UK saw 1,010.0 deaths per…

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Anderson Maguire named Family Business of The Year 2016

Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors has won The Herald’s Family Business of The Year Award (small – medium) 2016. The Awards…

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