Wales

Cost of dying rising more than twice as fast as cost of living

The cost of dying is rising more than twice as fast as the cost of living, funeral services comparison site…

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Funeral director to climb Mount Elbrus for The Joshua Tree charity

Winsford-based funeral director Dave Fowles is to climb 18,500 feet to the summit of Mount Elbrus to raise money for…

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Scotland abolishes child burial fees

Scotland is set to follow in England and Wales’ footsteps with the eradication of child burial and cremation fees. The…

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Chief Coroner issues new guidance after Hassell’s High Court defeat

Following coroner Mary Hassell’s defeat in the High Court, the Chief Coroner of England and Wales, Judge Mark Lucraft QC…

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Dignity raises age of free funeral policy to under 18

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, today welcomed Dignity’s announcement to increase the age limit on its long standing policy…

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Funeral directors forget to dig woman’s grave

A Kent funeral director has apologised following an incident where employees forgot to dig a woman’s grave. Woollard and Kent…

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Cramped underground: the alternatives to bury our dead

Space has been a problem in UK cemeteries for many years now, with some areas in big cities and small…

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AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals

The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…

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Cemeteries around the World: The Waverley Cemetery

Based on top of the picturesque cliffs of Bronte, Australia, sits The Waverley Cemetery. The first purchase of land took…

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Government scraps burial fees for children’s funerals

The prime minister has announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund, scrapping the costs of child burials and cremations…

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