The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has called on the government to clarify whether cemetery and crematorium staff are officially considered key workers, as the Covid-19 ...

Many older people feel misrepresented and overlooked in advertising, saying they were frequently “bombarded” by adverts for funeral services, care homes and mobility aids, according to new research ...

Central Co-op is planning to roll out solar panels across its funeral business as part of its broader strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reach net-zero by 2040.

Albert Marsh Funeral Directors in Wareham, Dorset, has announced that funeral operative Oliver Oddy has formally gained a diploma in funeral directing while working.

Lancashire events venue, The Wellbeing Farm, has launched a new “celebration of life” package with the aim of reframing traditional ideas about funerals.

Family-run Sandy Close Funeral Services on Shankill Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has officially joined the Funeral Partners network.

Stepnell Construction has started work on a new mortuary, which will provide better support for families and improve post-mortem services across Northamptonshire and the wider region.

Funeral Partners has announced that Gibson’s Funeral Services in County Durham, has joined its network. The family business dates as far back as 1860, when ...

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has announced the appointment of Hickton Family Funeral Directors’ managing director, Ross Hickton, as its new president.

Central Co-op has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA), in partnership with four other independent co-operative societies, to supply renewable energy to over 400 Co-op locations ...

Variety Funerals has announced that it has achieved authorisation and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), making it the first fully female-owned funeral plan company in the UK to ...

Some 41% of 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK now favour a traditional burial to a cremation, according to a study conducted by The Farewell Guide, which signals a potential reversal of a decade-long trend ...