Leicester

Great Glen Crematorium officially opens natural burial ground

Westerleigh Group’s Great Glen Crematorium in Leicester has officially opened a natural burial ground today (1 May) as a way…

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Friends of Welford Road Cemetery receive Honoured Citizen award

A group of volunteers, who have been helping to look after Welford Road Cemetery for more than 25 years, have…

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AW Lymn welcomes funeral arranger in Bottesford branch

AW Lymn has announced that Andy McFeeters has begun working as a funeral arranger at its recently opened Bottesford funeral…

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CPJ Field deputy chairman named in the King’s Birthday Honours

Charlie Field, the deputy chairman of CPJ Field, one of the UK’s oldest funeral directors and CEO of Seker Tech,…

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Great Glen Crematorium appoints new site manager

Great Glen Crematorium has appointed Aleksandra Harris as its new site manager, marking her first role within the Westerleigh Group…

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Loughborough’s new Nanpantan Road Cemetery close to completion

Works to develop a second cemetery in Loughborough are reportedly nearing completion as the Nanpantan Road Cemetery will be ready…

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Funeral director’s charity drive ‘overwhelmed’ with donations

Janette Macleod, a funeral director from Leicestershire, has been “overwhelmed” with donations for her annual drive to support the homeless…

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The aviation industry is now in very serious trouble

In a sign of just how distressed the aviation industry is, British Airways has announced plans to lay off 30% of…

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Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze

Leicester-based Ginns and Gutteridge funeral directors was damaged over the weekend after flames from a burning Mercedes car spread to…

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Govt to update crematoria provisions to reflect cultures and faiths

A package of measures to update crematoria to reflect the needs of different cultures and faiths in modern Britain has…

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