Yorkshire
Yorkshire is home to a diverse and active funeral profession, spanning urban centres and rural communities with varying service demands, cultural needs, and infrastructure challenges. From independent funeral homes and regional crematoria to local authority cemeteries and supplier operations, the region reflects both tradition and change within the sector. Funeral Service Times reports on funeral-related developments across Yorkshire, including business activity, service expansion, local policy, staffing, and community engagement—providing regionally focused insight for funeral professionals working in or with the county.
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Sep- 2023 -6 SeptemberPeople
Funeral home manager becomes warden at ancient guild
A funeral home manager working for Funeral Partners has been voted to govern one of Richmond’s most ancient guilds. …
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Aug- 2023 -11 AugustPeople
Douch Family Funerals’ former MD dies aged 76
Douch Family Funeral Directors has announced that its former chairman and managing director, Peter Douch, died on Friday 4 August,…
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Jul- 2023 -14 JulyFeatures
Aquamation could be the path to other greener funeral practices
As the first alternative to burial or cremation since the Cremation Act of 1902, alkaline hydrolysis – also known as…
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May- 2023 -2 MayBusiness
Full Circle Funerals to open Ilkley branch
Independent funeral service provider, Full Circle, will be opening a new site in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, next week. Full Circle…
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Mar- 2023 -8 MarchPeople
Yorkshire independent funeral director elected as SAIF president
Mark Horton, of Hull-based Hortons Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association dedicated to…
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Feb- 2023 -8 FebruaryFeatures
Love and grief
One of my favourite parts of the interview with a bereaved spouse is when I ask them the question ‘How…
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Nov- 2022 -22 NovemberPeople
NAFD Membership Committee appoints new chair
Yorkshire family funeral director James Schofield has been appointed as chair of the NAFD Membership Committee. Schofield, of family funeral…
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Oct- 2022 -11 OctoberBusiness
D. Lawson Funeral Directors launches in Yorkshire
Qualified funeral director and embalmer, David Lawson, has reportedly established a new independent family-run funeral directors to care for the…
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Jul- 2022 -19 JulyTechnology/Equipment
Co-op Funeralcare ‘amps’ up eco-offering in Yorkshire
Co-op Funeralcare has launched a new Nissan Athena electric hearse to serve environmentally conscious communities in Leeds. Set to be…
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Apr- 2022 -14 AprilPeople
NAFD Yorkshire presidential chain stays within Funeral Partners
The outgoing president of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) Yorkshire Area Federation has been succeeded by a fellow…
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