The king of rock ‘n’ roll was an ever-present feature for Michael Willock, known to all as Mick. Elvis’ music provided the soundtrack to the Pontefract resident’s life as he was forever…
Author: Spike Wyatt
Soul survivor
Bereavement powerhouse Ahmed Alsisi knows more about trauma than most. By Ruth NicholasAhmed Alsisi is hard to miss and harder to ignore. Tall, broad, charismatic and with restless energy, he cuts a…
Lifting the lid on the funeral procession
There’s a trend we need to talk about. Not because it is new, but because it’s quietly becoming normal: the funeral director as the performance.Social media has changed how we are seen….
Cash for ash cache
Funeral directors who’ve been storing uncollected ashes, in some instances for decades, at their own expense will be made to pay to return them to crematoria, under new proposals by the Law…
Money too tight to mention?
No one likes discussing their financial woes, but April is Financial Wellbeing Month and Gaia Workplace Wellbeing founder Samantha Langford urges you to have a word with yourself if no one elseWe’re…
Pandemic took terrible toll on all funeral professionals
Abused, confused, overworked and undervalued is how funeral, burial and cremation staff experienced the pandemic, according to the Covid-19 Inquiry’s roundtable research among key workers.Representatives from across funeral service highlighted the abuse…
