Opening
New openings within the UK funeral profession reflect ongoing investment, community need, and sector innovation—whether through new funeral homes, crematoria, cemeteries, memorial gardens, or service centres. Funeral Service Times covers significant openings across the country, reporting on facility launches, ownership expansion, service capability, local authority partnerships, and supplier involvement. Coverage supports funeral directors, planners, and sector stakeholders in staying informed about infrastructure growth, business opportunities, and the evolving landscape of funeral provision.
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Oct- 2020 -19 OctoberCoronavirus
Wales announces ‘firebreak’ lockdown
The Welsh government has announced a two-week “firebreak” national lockdown, which will force business closures across the country from 23…
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Sep- 2020 -3 SeptemberBusiness
Hero pilot opens Ilkeston funeral home
A former pilot who managed to safely bring down a plane during a storm that saw it bounce off the…
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Jul- 2020 -6 JulyCoronavirus
Restrictions eased at Derbyshire crematorium
Bretby Crematorium has increased the maximum number of mourners able to say goodbye to loved ones at the Derbyshire venue…
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Jun- 2020 -15 JuneFeatures
Mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown
As we note that new Covid-19 cases and numbers of related deaths are thankfully steadily declining and as the number…
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15 JuneBusiness
Full Circle Funerals launches new Halifax site
Full Circle Funerals has announced the opening of its Halifax site, as part of a six-figure investment that has already…
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9 JuneCoronavirus
Birmingham Council of Mosques urge council to increase funeral size to 30 mourners
Birmingham City Council are being urged to end the “tragedy” of restricted funeral sizes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The chairman…
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May- 2020 -19 MayFeatures
How crematoria have responded to the Covid-19 crisis
In a matter of a few weeks, cremation funerals have changed more than during all of my 37 years in…
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18 MayCoronavirus
Kirklees council make key changes to funerals amid Covid-19 pandemic
Mourners will be able to attend services inside crematorium chapels in Kirklees from 1 June, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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5 MayCoronavirus
Birmingham City Council reviews new opening times for cemeteries and crematoria
Birmingham City Council has reviewed its opening times for visitors across all burial sites and crematoria grounds. The council has…
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Mar- 2020 -30 MarchBusiness Bites
The minimum wage increase is about to hit – and it beggars belief
As if to bang the final nail into the coffin himself, we can only assume the Treasury’s top man, chancellor…
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