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Westerleigh crematoria to host Father’s Day remembrance events

Westerleigh crematoria to host Father’s Day remembrance events

A.W. Lymn appoints first memorial parks manager

A.W. Lymn appoints first memorial parks manager

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s funeral profession operates within a unique legal, cultural, and administrative framework, shaped by devolved governance and strong local traditions. Funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and bereavement services across the region face distinct operational and policy challenges, including infrastructure limitations and regional regulation. Funeral Service Times provides dedicated coverage of funeral sector developments in Northern Ireland, including service innovation, local authority activity, community engagement, and business updates—offering sector-specific insight for professionals working in or alongside the region.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s funeral profession operates within a unique legal, cultural, and administrative framework, shaped by devolved governance and strong local traditions. Funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and bereavement services across the region face distinct operational and policy challenges, including infrastructure limitations and regional regulation. Funeral Service Times provides dedicated coverage of funeral sector developments in Northern Ireland, including service innovation, local authority activity, community engagement, and business updates—offering sector-specific insight for professionals working in or alongside the region.

Funeral costs rose 5.5 percent in one year, reports SunLife

SunLife’s 2016 Cost of Dying report has found that funerals rose by 5.5 percent in the…

Vital trends in end of life care

The National Council for Palliative Care has released a summary of trends within palliative…

Funeral director first to pledge commitment to Armed Forces

Funeral directors have become the first in the profession in the country to sign an Armed…

Funeralbooker reports on the rising cost of dying

Independent funeral booking website Funeralbooker has announced that funeral costs are…

Small business confidence at lowest level in three years

A new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shown small business confidence…

NAFD issues new practical guide for supporting bereaved

The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has created a practical guide to…

Double celebration for local funeral directors

Ellison Sloan and Alan Wray are celebrating double success at Joseph Poots & Son of…

Repatriation issue arises as body lies in mortuary for 18 months

The body of a Ghanaian national, who worked on a trawler in Northern Ireland, is still in a…

BRC survey reveals shop occupancy rates at worst since records began

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed that levels of high street occupancy are at…

Funeral Services Northern Ireland launches first national poetry competition

Inspired by the recent National Poetry Day, Funeral Services Northern Ireland has launched…
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