West Midlands
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Apr- 2020 -15 AprilCommunity
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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8 AprilBusiness
SAIF announces regional strategy for West Midland authorities amid coronavirus pandemic
SAIF has announced a regional strategy has been adopted by the seven West Midlands authorities regarding funerals during the Covid-19…
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryBusiness
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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Oct- 2019 -17 OctoberPeople
C.S Boswell’s funeral director recognised as Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Oxford funeral director Carl Boswell of C.S Boswell Funeral Services has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the…
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyBusiness
New general manager appointed at Morton Funeral Directors
Midlands-based funeral directors, Morton Funeral Directors has appointed Rob Barr as its new general manager. Barr entered the funeral profession…
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30 JulyBusiness
West Midlands funeral director to offer low emissions coffins
Ian Hazel Funerals of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham has partnered with LifeArt Coffins in a bid to reduce the environmental impact…
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Apr- 2019 -25 AprilBusiness
Zaun to provide steel fencing for new burial plots
Fencing manufacturer Zaun has announced it is to provide steel fencing for a number of new burial plots being introduced…
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Jan- 2019 -9 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Paupers’ funeral spend nears £5.4m in 2018
New data obtained by insurance company Royal London revealed that local authorities spend almost £5.4m on public health funerals in…
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Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberBusiness
Birmingham funeral director takes on key international trade association role
A funeral director from the West Midlands has been appointed to a key position at a global trade association which…
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Jan- 2018 -17 JanuaryPeople
Rising funeral costs and family breakdown leads to ‘pauper’s funeral’ increase
A study by insurers Royal London has found that the number of public health funerals and the average cost of…
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