Pandemic

Ashes Memorial Jewellery reports 30% sale increase

Burton-on-Trent-based Ashes Memorial Jewellery has reported that it has seen sales rise by a third (30%) over the past year,…

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Cromer Crematorium launches virtual tour

Cromer Crematorium in North Norfolk has launched a virtual tour on its website for people who wish to view its…

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Q1 mortality below pre-pandemic levels, CMI finds 

Mortality in the first quarter of 2022 was slightly lower than in the first quarters of 2019 and 2020, before…

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NAFD Yorkshire presidential chain stays within Funeral Partners

The outgoing president of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) Yorkshire Area Federation has been succeeded by a fellow…

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Pure Cremation donates £1,500 to St Andrews’s First Aid

Pure Cremation has donated £1,500 to St Andrew’s First Aid, Scotland’s only dedicated first aid charity, to help them achieve…

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SAIF elects Jo Parker as its new president

SAIF, the UK funeral trade association, has elected Jo Parker of Abbey Funeral Services in Tonbridge as its new president…

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Dignity’s underlying profit falls 7% amid rising costs

Dignity plc, the end-of-life provider in the UK, has announced underlying operating profit fell 7% to £55.8m in comparison to…

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SEIB and NAFD launch search for 2022 Lifetime Achievement recipient

For the second year running SEIB Insurance Brokers has joined forces with the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) to…

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Haltemprice Crematorium undergoes ‘extensive’ restoration

Following a fire on 1 October 2020, the owners of Haltemprice Crematorium, The Crematorium and Memorial Group (CMG), have undertaken…

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Barnet mayor honours funeral director for service during Covid-19

The mayor of Barnet has presented an award to a funeral director for going “above and beyond” for the local…

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