Whether you are planning your own funeral or that of a loved one, the timing of your service can be a way to make substantial savings. With the average cost of a funeral in the UK around £4,500, it’s worth checking out less popular time slots, as well as...
When rock legend David Bowie died of liver cancer, he asked to be cremated with none of his family or friends present. Instead, they gathered to scatter his ashes in Bali, the Indonesian island he loved. Clearly Bowie’s choice to have this most economical of funerals, known as direct...
Most of us aren’t – thankfully – experts in funeral planning. When someone so close to you dies that it is down to you to plan the funeral, almost everyone heads straight to the nearest funeral director in the high street and says, ‘What do I do now?’ And...
Following widespread evidence of mis-selling and unfair charges by funeral plan providers, new laws passed earlier this year will ensure you should get what you paid for – and protect the money you’ve dedicated for your final send-off. Funerals are not cheap and many of us want to plan...
Online Funeral Director Memorialise has pledged to support thousands of people who could lose large sums of money they paid up front for funerals due to the collapse of unregulated pre-payment Safe Hands funeral plans. Memorialise has stepped in after an investigation by the City watchdog exposed evidence of...
Punishments for Derby cemetery workers who made a series of offensive TikTok videos are to be kept secret Derby City Council says, in a decision which has caused outrage among some elected representatives. The city council has refused to state whether or not the three workers have been dismissed...
Locals in the Enfield have been campaigning for the local council to take control of the privately-run Tottenham Park cemetery for several years Formed in 2017, the Tottenham Park Cemetery Action Group (TPCAG), has long complained that their loved ones who are buried in the cemetery have not been...
Work has commenced on an extension to Batley Cemetery thanks to a capital investment of £250,000 by Kirklees Council. Planning approval were secured in Autumn 2020, but due to the pandemic, work commenced on Monday September 20 and will take several months. It is common practice, where possible, to...
Dignity PLC (DTY.L) said its underlying operating profit for the first half was down 10 percent from prior year mainly driven by the decline in volume. The Group said its business remains cash generative despite increased capital expenditure and corporation tax. For the 26 week period ended 25 June...
A planning application for a crematorium in Bradford by a company connected to Hull Funeral Director Heavenly Services, and the refurbishment of a Funeralcare facility in Keighley are unconnected by anything but geographical proximity, but they mark a significant change as they show how the funeral industry is beginning...
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