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CIVIC buildings were badly damaged by water after theives stripped copper from the roofs. The weekend’s downpour saw water pouring into the crematorium at West Norwood Cemetery, and Norwood Library and Nettlefold Hall in Norwood High Street. The copper was stripped from the crematorium between Saturday afternoon and Sunday last week when the deluge began, according to Lambeth council.

Visitors will be able to view the crematorium grounds and facilities. Staff will be available at the event to answer any questions that visitors have about the cremation process or the services that Fenland Crematorium will provide. Fenland Crematorium is managed by Dignity, the leading UK crematoria operator who operates 34 other sites in towns and cities across the country.

Funerals in Bolton could be broadcast on the internet under plans being considered by the council. Family and friends would be able to log on and view a service via a live video stream, and for seven days afterwards. The page would be password protected. Bolton Council also wants to set up an electronic book of remembrance, expand its burial grounds and extend Overdale Crematorium's West Chapel.

A crematorium in the Russian city of Novosibirsk decided to promote its funeral business using unusual methods. They were developed either for the advertising purposes, or in order to somehow mitigate the grief of the people who lost their loved ones. On June 1, a real celebration was held with a bunch of guests, fireworks, and refreshments. In all honesty, in the photos the Novosibirsk crematorium looks like a royal palace. It is one of Russia's first crematoriums built with private funding, and is located in the village of Voskhod on the outskirts of Novosibirsk. An expansive park stretches in front of summer houses. The terraces of the park in front of an orange palace built in the classical style is filled with monumental sculptures.

Operation of Mintlaw facility will not impact on local area, assessment finds NHS chiefs have moved to quash fears of potential health risks at the site of a planned crematorium. It follows concerns that human ash from the proposed Mintlaw facility could contaminate the water supply of residents living nearby.

Plans have been submitted for a £2m expansion to a city crematorium. The proposals for Cambridge Crematorium, on Huntingdon Road, include building a new crematory to house the furnaces. Paul Necus, the city council's head of specialist services, said the investment would modernise the service and reduce pollution.

Massive multi-million pound expansion plans have been unveiled for Cambridge crematorium. Cold storage facilities for corpses are set to be constructed at Cambridge crematorium to cope with mass casualties from a disastrous pandemic or major disaster. And a pair of super-size cremators will be built to cope with the growing girth of the population. Additional space will also be made available for the installation at some point of futuristic technology which would allow bodies to be freeze-dried or dissolved instead of burned.

WORK on Dunfermline Crematorium has been delayed by bats being discovered roosting in the facility. The revamp of the admin building, near the entrance to the Masterton Road crematorium, has been going on for some weeks. But when contractors came across the roost they had to stop operations as the creatures are a protected species. Fife Council beareavement services' Liz Murphy explained that the discovery of the bats was a major surprise.

Fears have been raised that human ash from a proposed crematorium could contaminate a private water supply. A man has hit out at a proposed crematorium development in Buchan - claiming that human ash would be in danger of contaminating his private water supply if the plans go ahead. In a letter to the local authority, Russell Gall claimed that the crematorium development earmarked for West Knock Farm, near Stuartfield, will contaminate his water supply at Yokieshill, Mintlaw.

Privatsation plans for Wirral’s parks could be re-thought under the incoming Labour administration. New council leader Steve Foulkes insisted throughout last year that an in-house bid from council workers should be allowed. However, this was dismissed by the previous administration and the contract is currently out to tender. Cllr Foulkes said his administration would be examining the bids closely to see whether they provide value for money.