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Mum who has been fascinated by death since she was 10 weds a man who races hearses and they’re already planning a terrifying Halloween

A ‘Halloween obsessed’ former embalmer who married a hearse-driving junkyard owner is already planning how to decorate their home on October 31 – and her spooky plans include a 12-foot high skeleton and four real funeral caskets. Mum-of-three, ...

01 Sept 2022 at 08:22

No blanket postponing of funerals due to be held on Monday – funeral directors

A funeral directors trade body has said there is no blanket postponing of funerals due to be held next Monday in light of the Queen’s state funeral and bank holiday. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), which represents more ...

14 Sept 2022 at 14:26

Human ashes in funeral directors’ inquiry cannot be identified, say police

It is not possible to identify any of the cremated ashes at the centre of an investigation into a funeral directors, according to police who said this will be “devastating news for families and loved ones”. Legacy Independent Funeral ...

04 Apr 2024 at 18:18

Major police activity at funeral directors at centre of investigation

Police have returned in numbers to a funeral directors at the centre of a major investigation after reports of “concern for care of the deceased”. Humberside Police said officers have removed 34 bodies from Legacy Independent ...

11 Mar 2024 at 12:33

Bodies moved from funeral director by police amid ‘concern for care of deceased’

A number of bodies have been removed from a funeral director by police after reports of “concern for care of the deceased”. Cordons remain in place at three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after Humberside Police ...

09 Mar 2024 at 21:29

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County Derry funeral director hits out at scammers behind fake Facebook profiles

A County Derry funeral director has hit out at those responsible for setting up fake Facebook pages in the names of people who have recently passed away. Last weekend, at least three separate profiles were set up on ...

23 Nov 2023 at 20:33

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Major undertaking for Rosses pair opening the 57th Mary From Dungloe

Noreen and Shaun McGlynn will officially open the Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival. The Family, McGlynn Funeral Directors, have been in business in Dungloe for over 50 years and in that time have ...

17 Apr 2024 at 11:33

Police have contacted ‘all families’ of 35 bodies found in funeral parlour

Police believe they have contacted “all families” of the 35 bodies found in a funeral parlour. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors has been under investigation after officers recovered the bodies, as well ...

15 Mar 2024 at 17:49

Mortuary abuse inquiry following ‘disturbing’ Hull funeral directors allegations

An inquiry chairman investigating how dead people are looked after around the country in the wake of necrophiliac killer David Fuller’s mortuary abuse has said his review is following the “disturbing” ...

27 Mar 2024 at 13:06

Relatives speak of torment amid probe into alleged funeral directors scandal

Grieving relatives have spoken of their torment after police received more than 1,000 calls as part of an alleged scandal at a funeral directors. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors is the subject ...

13 Mar 2024 at 10:49

Funeral directors investigation follows ‘truly horrific incident’, say police

Police who have removed the bodies of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others from a funeral directors have said they are investigating a “truly horrific incident”. Humberside ...

12 Mar 2024 at 16:54

Bodies and suspected ashes recovered from funeral directors as two people bailed

The bodies of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others have been recovered by police investigating a funeral directors over “concern for care of the deceased”. Humberside ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:45

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