One of the UK’s leading direct cremation providers, Celebration of Life, gives insight into the rise of the affordable funeral alternative. During the midst of COVID-19 and its subsequent social ...

In the UK and the US, ‘direct cremations’ – where no mourners are present and relatives and friends can organise their own ceremonies – are on the rise. Is it time to rethink how we say goodbye our ...

Direct cremations are rising in popularity across the UK as families ditch expensive send-offs and choose a more affordable, no-frills funeral instead. More Britons are looking for cheaper ...

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Budget 'fuss-free' cremations are now available in Northern Ireland. UK company Pure Cremation has extended its services to here in response to requests from Belfast families for "direct cremations" ...

Catriona Keeling lost her mother, her father and her uncle all within the space of 12 months. First, 73-year-old Jenny died in January 2024. Seven months later, her father Martyn died at 76. And in ...

The pandemic has fuelled a surge in cremations carried out without funerals, as lockdown curbs, financial pressures and shifting attitudes change how Britain honours the dead. Such direct cremations, ...

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John Edwards Funeral Directors offers a variety of cremation packages. But all its cremations are either a form of direct cremation or normal cremation. So, what’s the difference? Alan James, from the ...

FEARS are growing that cut-price “direct cremations” could encourage monsters like rogue funeral director Robert Bush. One in five funerals now takes place without a service or mourners, with the ...

The Co-op plans to introduce ‘water cremations’ to the UK later this year (Co-op Funeralcare) The Co-operative Funeralcare has revealed its plans to offer customers a new form of burial that is more ...