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Births, deaths and ceremonies news

• New opening times for cemeteries and crematoria

  All cemeteries and crematoria will be open to visitors from 8:30am to 7:30pm on Monday 3 May 2021 (Bank Holiday Monday).

  Published 30th April 2021.

• Number of mourners allowed at funerals in ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ increases to 16

  Following new guidance from the Government, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has increased the number of mourners allowed to attend funerals from six to 16.

  Published 29th May 2020.

• Councillors call for respect towards bereavement staff

  Four ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ councillors have condemned verbal and physical abuse towards council staff in a cross-party statement.

  Published 21st April 2020.

• Cemeteries see start to restoration works

  A £2.3 million restoration to Key Hill and Warstone Lane cemeteries has started in the heart of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥’s Jewellery Quarter.

  

  Published 31st October 2019.

• ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ gets new deal on digital autopsy scanner

  ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ City Council has announced that it has successfully negotiated a deal that will provide the city with access to a Computed Tomography Post Mortems (CTPM) scanner on a trial basis.

  Published 24th July 2019.