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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 the past five years ...

11 May 2022 at 11:25

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Deaths in Donegal - Monday evening, January 8

The following deaths have taken place: - John Shiels, Carrickataskin, Gaoth Dobhair - Annie Friel, née Mc Bride, Birmingham and Cotteen, Gaoth Dobhair - Evelyn Shiels, Cross, Quigleys Point - Anthony McHenry, Glenagivney, Lecamy, Moville - Mary ...

08 Jan 2024 at 17:33

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21-year-old who prepares bodies for funerals even planned his own ceremony at the age of 18 ‘just in case’

A 21-year-old who prepares bodies for funerals and even planned his own at 18 “just in case” something happens to him, admits his career is “not what you’d really expect” for someone his age, having studied electrical engineering. Edward Cox, ...

04 Oct 2024 at 06:30

Solution needed to deal with up to 300,000 sets of unclaimed ashes across UK

A “workable solution” is needed to deal respectfully with up to 300,000 sets of unclaimed ashes across the UK, the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has said. The organisation said keeping large numbers of uncollected cremated ...

28 Jan 2025 at 15:36

Family

Brother and sister working as funeral director and funeral arranger in their thirties say they are now closer than ever

A sibling duo in their thirties who work as a funeral director and funeral arranger for the same company said working together has made their relationship “stronger than ever”. Ray Turner, a 30-year-old funeral director who lives in Wigan ...

23 Sept 2024 at 06:30

Scots woman killed in LA remembered as ‘one of a kind’ at Arran funeral

A Scots woman who was killed in Los Angeles while pursuing her dream of becoming a defence lawyer has been remembered as “one of a kind” at her funeral. June Bunyan, 37, was laid to rest on the Isle of Arran on Friday following a funeral ...

31 Oct 2025 at 13:30

Deaths

Deaths in Donegal - Monday evening, January 8

08 Jan 2024 at 17:33

Quirky

‘It’s a life commitment’ – Makeup artist swaps high street stores for family funeral home to provide looks for deceased

A makeup artist who swapped high street cosmetic stores to provide looks for the deceased at her family-owned funeral parlour said her career change is a “forever-kind-of-thing”. Jayne Lownds, 32, from Stoke-on-Trent, said she ...

04 Nov 2025 at 06:55

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