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A grieving family must wait 17 days to hold their mum’s funeral – because of a faulty machine at Macclesfield crematorium. Some distraught relatives are having to wait even longer if they want an afternoon service or face having to go to other sites because of the decommissioning of a cremator. Janet Andrew lost her mum, Winifred Pope, who died aged 83 on Saturday, May 7. They were told of the backlog at the crematorium and eventually got a funeral date 17 days later. Janet, 60, of Jasmine Avenue, Jasmine Park, said: "It’s such a ludicrous situation having to wait so long and a horrible feeling. You just want closure.

Barrow crematorium has closed for two weeks to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out. Cemetery boss Chris Pollard said services would still be held at the chapel, but the deceased would now have to be taken to Lancaster or Skipton to be cremated. The service closed to the public last Friday and will re-open on May 31. Mr Pollard, Barrow Borough Council’s Cemetery and Crematorium manager, said all funeral directors were aware of what was happening and families were informed before they made funeral plans.

The state Government has said it is powerless to stop a crematorium going ahead on Greendale Rd. At a community cabinet meeting in Leumeah on Monday night, Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Planning Brad Hazzard told Greendale Rd residents they were unable to intervene, despite describing the situation as “lousy”.

RESIDENTS of Greendale Rd are taking their fight against a crematorium being built in their street straight to the top. They are requesting a meeting with Premier Barry O’Farrell. The residents failed to stop the Sydney West Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) approving the development but hope Mr O’Farrell will overturn its decision. RELATED: Crematorium a grave concern for Greendale residents

In one of the UK's biggest, most historic cemeteries on the edge of Epping Forest, headstones and memorials stretch across 200 acres. And it is full. With no prospect that people will stop dying, managers have had to take bold measures. At the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, they reuse old graves. Campaigners say this could be the solution to a nationwide shortage of burial space.

New buildings have opened at Gloucester Crematorium following a £2 million development. The new facilities, in Coney Hill Road, include a wake room, called the Arbor Room, a tea room, and a cedar garden. Councillor Steve Morgan, cabinet member for the environment at Gloucester City Council, said: "It is fabulous. People are already praising the new facilities at Coney Hill. The Arbor is a purpose-built facility housing a tea room and wake room, alongside a new memorial garden which will be launched next week.

Cemetery and crematorium bosses say they missed their budget target by £50,000 in the last financial year due to a fall in the number of deaths. Cheltenham Borough Council overshot its expected spending last year after fewer people than expected died in February. The Bouncers Lane facility dealt with 45 fewer cremations in February than the authority had budgeted for. Bereavement services manager Rob Hainsworth said: "The nub of the matter is that the council estimates income from burials and cremations as best they can, based on figures from previous years.

Colchester´s parks are again vying for recognition in a national awards scheme. Last year five parks and open spaces in Colchester held on to their coveted Green Flag status – the national standard of excellence. They included Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium, in Mersea Road, which kept its Green Flag status for a second year.

Redditch Borough Council’s plan to re-use waste heat from Redditch Crematorium to supply the Abbey Stadium and its new swimming pool has won a major environmental award. The Crematorium Energy Recovery Project, agreed by councillors in February following positive local feedback and after huge publicity around the world, competed against more than 100 other innovations at the Green Apple Awards, the national scheme is to find Britain’s greenest companies and organisations.

The man behind the buyout of Bretby Crematorium has now come forward to try and allay people’s fears over the £7.6 million deal. Paul Webb, head of funerals at Midlands Co-operative, held the first of three public meetings yesterday to address any concerns those connected with the Geary Lane site may have after it was sold to the private company by council bosses last month.