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Anderson Maguire hosts first online memorial Scotland-based independent family funeral directors, Anderson Maguire, hosted its first online memorial service for over 300 families from across Scotland… ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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