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London 2012 causes disruption to funerals

The traffic restrictions that have been imposed on parts of London as it hosts the 2012 Olympic Games have caused a logistical headache for London-based funeral directors.

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First-ever Good Funeral Guide Awards to celebrate the funeral industry’s best

The funeral industry is about to get its first ever set of industry awards, courtesy of the Good Funeral Guide, in a move which should help give some welcome publicity to the often overlooked but vital services performed by funeral directors and others within the sector.

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High-speed rail link to involve exhuming 50,000 people

Up to 50,000 sets of human remains could be exhumed during the construction of the new HS2 rail line between London and Birmingham, according to official estimates.

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Powell and Family Direct: Britain’s first social enterprise funeral directors

Bryan and Catherine Powell have recently established Britain’s first social enterprise funeral service. Click here to find out more about how it works….

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Consumers flock towards woollen coffins

Growing numbers of British people have become less sheepish about planning environmentally-friendly “green” funerals, as figures show that herds of consumers are now choosing to be buried inside coffins made out of wool.

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Should the government provide free funerals?

With many families still struggling with the recession – and with the prospect of further economic storms to weather – it can be a big blow financially if you suddenly find you need to pay for a funeral. This is particularly true if the death comes totally unexpectedly. The capital city of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, now offers poor families who suffer bereavement a funeral paid for by the state. Should Britain do the same thing?

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Funerals and obesity

Britain’s “obesity epidemic” is beginning to affect industries in a variety of ways, and inevitably it is now starting to have an impact on the funeral profession.

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What is cryonics?

A small number of people around the world have chosen to have their body preserved at a very low temperature when they die, in the hope that future medical advances will one day enable them to be brought back to life. Is this a reasonable option?

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Colour my coffin

As the recent exhibition at London’s Southbank Centre demonstrated, coffins these days can come in any shape, form or colour. In fact, the sky’s the limit!

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