Wales
Wales has a distinct funeral sector shaped by devolved governance, cultural traditions, and regional service needs. From public health policy to burial and cremation regulation, the Welsh government plays a direct role in shaping funeral operations across the country. Funeral Service Times provides dedicated coverage of developments affecting funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and bereavement services in Wales, including legislation, local authority initiatives, operational challenges, and sector news. Content is tailored to support professionals working across Wales with informed, context-specific insight.
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May- 2018 -31 MayCurrent Affairs
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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18 MayCurrent Affairs
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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7 MayCommunity
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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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilCurrent Affairs
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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9 AprilFeatures
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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6 AprilCurrent Affairs
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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5 AprilFeatures
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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3 AprilCurrent Affairs
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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Mar- 2018 -21 MarchFeatures
SOAP BOX: THE NHS CRISIS
As the NHS crisis deepened in early January 2018 and Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt tried to respond to the…
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15 MarchCurrent Affairs
Wales ‘running out of burial space’, church warns
The Church of Wales has warned that burial space could soon run out in the country. Many of the cemeteries…
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