Solihull

Solihull cemetery maintenance workers begin week-long strike

Parks, cemetery and public space maintenance workers in Solihull began a week-long strike yesterday (31 July) in a dispute about…

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Funeral Partners transforms parlors for local charities

Funeral service provider Funeral Partners has transformed its parlours throughout the country  with decorations and memory trees to support local…

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Hotel owner banned for holding 200-person funeral wake

A hotel manager has been fined £10,000 after breaching Covid-19 regulations by hosting a funeral party with “hundreds” of attendees,…

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West Midlands man arrested on suspicion of £495,000 furlough fraud

A West Midlands man has been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected…

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Solihull council latest to cap number of mourners at funerals

Solihull Council has become the latest council to cap the number mourners allowed to attend a funeral amid the coronavirus…

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UPDATE: Thomas Bragg supports hospice through recycling scheme

A Solihull funeral directors has gathered, counted and delivered 301,084 Christmas cards to a local hospice for recycling, which will…

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Thomas Bragg to support West Midlands hospice through recycling scheme

More than 150,000 Christmas cards have been donated to a Solihull-based Thomas Bragg and Sons Funeral Directors for recycling, raising…

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Solihull mayor toasts funeral directors’ 150 years of service

Thomas Bragg & Sons Funeral Directors, Solihull, celebrated its 150th anniversary by hosting a dress-to-impress ball, raising thousands of pounds…

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Solihull mayor unveils historic funeral home’s new look

Mayor of Solihull councillor Flo Nash and her consort Alan Nash unveiled the commemorative plaque at the newly refurbished Thomas…

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Birmingham mortuaries will run out of space in 10 years, councillor says

Birmingham’s mortuary service will not have the capacity to store any bodies in 10 year’s time, a councillor has warned.…

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