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Anger as man is appointed as Scottish ‘period dignity officer’

Scotland

Anger as man is appointed as Scotland’s first ‘period dignity officer’

The decision to appoint a man as one of Scotland’s “period dignity officers” has been met with a major backlash. Critics say the job, which involves promoting access to free sanitary products in schools and colleges across the Tay region, should ...

16 Aug 2022 at 19:11

City

Dignity swings to £48m loss as cremations hit by higher fuel costs

Funerals group Dignity has revealed it swung to a loss of nearly £50 million and is considering introducing a surcharge on cremation services to cushion the impact of higher fuel costs. The group, which owns more than 800 funeral locations in ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:51

City

Dignity returns to profit as customers spend more on funerals

Funeral business Dignity has swung back to a profit after Covid lockdown restrictions meant more attended funerals could take place. A new pricing strategy meant revenues fell in 2021 from £314.1 million to £312 million, but pre-tax profits ...

23 Mar 2022 at 09:25

City

Funeral firm Dignity in talks with consortium over £260m takeover

Funeral firm Dignity has said it is in advanced talks with a consortium linked to its former chief over a potential takeover after receiving bids last year. The London-listed company told shareholders late on Wednesday that it is currently ...

04 Jan 2023 at 18:00

City

Kate Davidson appointed new chief of funeral firm Dignity

Funeral giant Dignity has appointed Kate Davidson as the firm’s next top boss. She will take over from Gary Channon as the company’s next chief executive officer from June 10, the company told investors on Monday morning. The current ...

16 May 2022 at 12:55

City

Fall in death rate drives ‘weak’ performance at funeral giant Dignity

Funeral firm Dignity has reported a “weak” performance over the past three months after a “drop in the death rate”. Shares in the business slumped after it said UK deaths in the three months to March were below their average over ...

11 May 2022 at 11:25

Nenagh Live

New online platform offers free courses to migrants and refugees in Tipperary

A new online platform that provides free access to education and training courses for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in County Tipperary and throughout Ireland has been launched. SaorEd is a collaborative initiative ...

17 Jan 2022 at 20:34

City

Funeral company Dignity was making ‘egregious’ margins, says bidder

Funeral company Dignity pushed the gains from its rapidly increasing prices to its shareholders and did not invest in improving its products, the man trying to take over the business has said. Gary Channon, whose consortium ...

26 Apr 2023 at 17:53

Home

Dignity Packs donated to Altnagelvin's Emergency Department

Altnagelvin Hospital's Emergency Department has received the kind donation of Dignity Packs. The donation was made by Toni and Stuart McCafferty and daughter Isla from Castlederg, County Tyrone and was acknowledged by the ...

25 Apr 2023 at 11:33

World

Pope clarifies homosexuality and sin comments in note

Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching which labels any sexual act outside of marriage a sin. And in a note Friday, ...

28 Jan 2023 at 09:41

Isle of Man public almost evenly split on assisted dying law consultation

A public consultation on assisted dying on the Isle of Man saw the results almost evenly split between those for and against a change in the law. Just under half (49.61%) of the responses disagreed that assisted dying ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:31

City

Dignity swings to a loss as people opt for cheaper funerals

Funeral firm Dignity has notched up heavy losses after battling higher costs and as more people opt for lower-cost funeral services. The business reported a pre-tax loss of £328.6 million over 2022, compared with a ...

31 Mar 2023 at 08:24

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