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A local, family-owned funeral home is searching for new recruits to join its team of bearers, funeral directors, and backroom staff. 

Personal care businesses have been open now for almost a month.

Published: 1:09 PM February 5, 2021    According to Rosedale Funeral Home, companies that offer bereavement support to staff are likely to recover more quickly from the emotional and financial impact of Covid-19. - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Work absences and low productivity among staff are more likely if adequate bereavement support isn't offered to workers, companies have been warned. But according to Rosedale Funeral Home, which has seven branches in the region, the firms that do are likely to recover more quickly from the emotional and financial impact of Covid-19. Through its R...

Charities funding plea for Covid-19 bereavement support By Hugh Pym image captionYvonne Richmond Tulloch says timely support may help prevent future problems Bereavement support charities are calling for more funding in light of what they call the "terrible toll of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19". They say many families have been unable to be with loved ones as they died or gather to support one another. They argue there has been "huge demand" for counselling and guidance but some providers lack sufficient resources. The government says it is committed to ensuring those who are grieving hav...

A wonderful strawberry Jubilee trifle (Picture: Sonya Duncan) - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2012 The creators of a cookery book for the bereaved are on the hunt for the mystery submitter of a trifle recipe in memory of a man the know only as 'Arthur'. The idea for the Cooking For One book was conceived by Simon Beckett-Allen, the owner of Norfolk-based Rosedale Funeral Home, after the death of his sister, Sarah, who was a chef at a catering company. Once completed, it will contain a compilation of recipes and stories written by the bereaved to offer hope and insight to others who have rec...