North East

Jan- 2025 -

7 January

Bath and NE Somerset Council unveils direct cremation offering

Bath and North East Somerset Council has started offering lower-cost direct cremations that do not include a ceremony to accommodate…

Mar- 2024 -

28 March

People

Lewis Catchpole

Scottish independent funeral director elected as SAIF president

Declan Maguire, director of Glasgow-based Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association…

Jan- 2024 -

25 January

Current Affairs

Corina Duma

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…

Sep- 2023 -

26 September

Funeral Plans

Corina Duma

Bristol Council launches consultation on proposed mortuary byelaw

Bristol City Council is seeking views on a proposed byelaw that would make some changes to services provided by Flax…

Jul- 2023 -

19 July

Community

Cynera Rodricks

Scartho Road Cemetery in Grimsby undergoes restoration

Scartho Road Cemetery’s derelict buildings are undergoing a huge, sympathetic scheme of restoration, managed by Gavin Duffy, senior architectural technologist…

Jun- 2023 -

16 June

Funeral Plans

Corina Duma

NCC Registrars partner with Settld to offer bereaved guidance

Northumberland County Council (NCC) registrars have announced a new partnership with end-of-life admin service Settld to provide step-by-step guidance to…

Feb- 2022 -

23 February

Funeral Plans