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Murray’s Funeral Directors renews Burton Albion FC sponsorship

Murray’s Funeral Directors has confirmed its support of Burton Albion Football Club with a new sponsorship agreement.  The funeral provider…

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Scottish independent funeral director elected as SAIF president

Declan Maguire, director of Glasgow-based Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association…

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Mindful Memorials collaborates with Robertson Memorials

Mindful Memorials, the fourth-generation master stonemason and memorials business, has announced a collaboration with Robertson Memorials, one of the largest…

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Succession: The funeral fit for a billionaire

Episode nine in season four of HBO’s hit show Succession features the funeral of billionaire media mogul Logan Roy, played…

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The future of Dignity

What is your history in the industry? My first job in the sector was as an administration assistant at Dudley…

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York Council to create funeral hardship to help struggling families

A funeral hardship fund to help families struggling to pay for a funeral could be launched by the City of…

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Dead Happy reveals ‘funniest’ funeral home names

Life insurance company Dead Happy has revealed the list of the “funniest” funeral home names around the world. According to…

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SAIF praises new industry report on funerals

SAIF has “welcomed” the findings of a new national study into funerals which has revealed five significant factors important to…

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They were here: How people use rituals to keep their dead alive

We have been told that we live in a death-denying world. In it, we are said to have sequestered or…

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Death on holiday: the rise of dark tourism

A light stroll through a derelict grey town filled with the abandoned possessions of those that fled the spewing radioactive…

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