Council apologises after worker was spotted sitting on gravestone to smoke cigarette during break 

Council apologises after worker was spotted sitting on gravestone to smoke cigarette during break Leah Emerson saw incident involving worker at Brumby Cemetery, Scunthorpe She felt it showed a lack of respect for the dead and bereaved families visiting North Lincolnshire Council apologised for any distress caused by the incident  By Tom Pyman For Mailonline … Read more

Suffolk vicar wins court battle after removal of gravestone trinkets

Vicar wins court battle against parishioners after tensions ‘boiled over’ when he removed unauthorised toys and trinkets from graves The row over mementoes involved St Edmund’s Church in Kessingland, Suffolk  Removed items would be destroyed if not collected during lockdown last May  Church judge said the removals were in line with churchyard regulations One parishioner said … Read more