Scotland

Anderson Maguire named Family Business of The Year 2016

Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors has won The Herald’s Family Business of The Year Award (small – medium) 2016. The Awards…

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Good tutoring pays off for Anderson Maguire staff

Martin Hynes (24) has recently been certified with the NAFD (National Association of Funeral Directors) Diploma in Funeral Arranging. He…

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Funeral plans must be regulated warns MP

Prepaid funeral plans should be bound by the same rules as other financial services, according to Neil Gray MP. Currently…

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Road safety charity brings bereavement support seminar to Scotland

Brake, the road safety charity, with the support of Thompsons Solicitors, is encouraging all support professionals and practitioners to attend…

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Families face ‘postcode’ lottery for funeral costs

  Beareaved families are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on funeral costs, according to the 2016 Royal London National Funeral Cost Index.…

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Norfolk funeral director raises money for charity with canoe challenge

Paul Allcock, his wife Alison, sister Sharon and brothers Philip and Mark, raised more than £1,000 for a mental health charity…

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NatWest and RBS could introduce charges for businesses

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which owns NatWest, has said small businesses could be forced to pay charges on credit balances…

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‘Unethical’ practices at crematorium

“Unethical and abhorrent practices” have been highlighted in a report at Aberdeen Crematorium, where babies were cremated with unrelated and…

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New Scottish president of SAIF announced

An Edinburgh based funeral director, Mark Porteous of Mark Porteous Funeral Directors, has been appointed as the new Scottish president…

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Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors win health and welfare trophy

Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors received an award for Health and Welfare at the FBU Awards 2016. The Family Business United event took…

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