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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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3 Tips for a Non-Religious Funeral

Death is as dignified and valuable as life itself. If someone passed away, be it a family member, friend, or…

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