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The owners of Thoulstone Park, James and Alka Hughes-Hallett, have submitted a planning application to Wiltshire Council to create a natural burial area on its grounds.

Miles and Daughters Funeral Directors has distributed a total of £7k from its community fund to good causes within its local area in Reading. The funeral pr ...

Midlands-based independent funeral directors, A W Lymn, has supported the launch of an uncollected ashes database – the first of its kind in the UK – to address the lack of formal regulation of ...

The Welsh Government has announced that an extra £3m will be invested in bereavement services across Wales to ensure that everyone can access the support they need.

UK funeral plan provider Golden Charter has appointed Stuart McWhinnie as its chief technology officer. McWhinnie has experience in implementing robust tech ...

Features SunLife’s Cost of Dying Report is in – but is it accurate? The latest report claimed that direct cremations represented 20% of all UK funerals held in 2023, but the NAFD has reasons to ...

UK funeral plan provider Golden Charter has appointed Jill Hood as chief marketing officer (CMO). The role has been newly created as the business invests in ...

Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has called for mourners to leave more environmentally friendly graveside tributes.

Poole Crematorium on Gravel Hill has finished its refurbishment programme and now offers seating for more than 100 mourners, new décor within a covered area outside for those waiting for services, and ...

George Brooke Funeral Directors has officially joined the Funeral Partners network. The family-run funeral provider was initially formed in 1952 to provide ...

Golden Charter has appointed Mark Huggins as a new chief executive with immediate effect following the sudden passing of Charlie Norman in August. Huggins h ...