FEES for bereavement services provided by Powys County Council will increase next month, it has been confirmed.

The council has recently reviewed the fees for this service and the increase will come into force from Friday 1 January, 2016. The council manages 19 cemeteries across the county.

Some of the bereavement services affected by the increases include burial registration, burial excavation, the scattering of ashes and the purchase of exclusive right of burial.

Cllr John Powell, Cabinet Member for Environmental Protection, said: “The council is facing severe financial pressures and has to find £27m of savings over the next three financial years.

“This means we have to review the services we provide, including the fees for council services such as our bereavement services.

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