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Funeral director retires after nearly 50 years service

Peter Davey, manager of Walter C. Parson Funeral Director’s Tavistock office, has retired following 48 years’ loyal service to bereaved…

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Tamworth funeral director invests £400,000 in new fleet

Tamworth Co-operative Society’s funeral division has added three British made Jaguars to its fleet. The high-performance cars represent a £400,000…

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In the spotlight: Graham Williams, chairman of Funeral Planning Services Ltd.

After 29 years in the funeral planning industry, Graham Williams, chairman of Funeral Planning Services Limited, has decided to retire.…

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J C Atkinson featured by BBC Look North

Coffin and casket manufacturer, J C Atkinson & Son, were featured on BBC Look North on January 3. The company…

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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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Crowdfunding for York Big Issue seller’s funeral reaches £4000

The people of York have raised over £4,000 for the funeral of a popular local Big Issue seller. Peter Toulson,…

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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 course of a year.…

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Woodland burial site becomes insolvent

Burial plots were sold multiple times at an environmentally friendly site with some already paying to reserve what they thought…

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Dignity buys Co-op crematoriums in £43m deal

The Co-op has sold its remaining crematorium businesses in a £43million deal, according to Thisismoney. Dignity has purchased five different…

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Age UK under fire for ‘promoting expensive’ funerals to the elderly

National charity, Age UK, has been criticised for making millions of pounds from pensioners by promoting energy, insurance and funeral…

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