Wales

Coronavirus: Advice to celebrants

Encouraging communication with clients and Funeral Directors, and ensuring financial stability and mental wellbeing, is the advice that has been…

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South West ‘most expensive’ region for cremation, study finds

The most expensive region for cremation is the South West of England, where the average cost of cremation is £884,…

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Scottish Government welcomes funeral support payment increase

The Scottish Government has announced it will match the ‘other expenses’ funeral benefit with the rest of the UK, increasing…

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Coles Funeral Directors named Funeral Planner of the Year

Coles Funeral Directors of Cardiff  has been named as the ‘Funeral Planner of the Year’ in south Wales and as…

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Regulatory scrutiny of the funeral market

Both HM Treasury and the CMA are currently investigating the funerals sector. HMT has been looking into the pre-paid funerals…

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Cemeteries around the world – Waverley Cemetery

Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New…

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Welsh and Scottish charities benefit from legacy income boost

Welsh and Scottish charities are outperforming charities in England and those with a UK-wide remit in terms of growth in…

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Scottish funeral director takes presidential chain at SAIF

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) is to be headed by a Scottish funeral director for…

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Coroners could be given power to investigate stillbirths

The government has launched a consultation which could see coroners in England and Wales being given the authority to investigate…

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Death certificate price to treble

The price of a death certificate to increase almost threefold over the weekend across England and Wales. The cost of…

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