A council is the first in the UK to ban memorial benches – over claims they are “overwhelming” a town. The move comes after complaints from locals saying the benches cause an obstruction for people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hartlepool has paused considering applications for memorial benches [Getty Images] Some councils have restricted letting families ...

A bench honouring 21 men who died on active service in Malaya in the 1950s is rededicated.

A council is the first in the UK to ban memorial benches over claims they are ‘overwhelming’ a town. The move comes after complaints from locals saying the benches cause an obstruction for people with ...

A bench overlooking the final resting place of an Ashfield soldier has been donated in his memory. Ashfield District Council ...

Parks and wrecked. Vandals scrawled antisemitic graffiti on at least four public memorial benches this week in Prospect Park. The benches have been targeted off and on for two years. Obtained by The ...

Mayor Jim Paine and members of the City of Superior’s Urban Forestry Tree Board went around to formally thank the Tribute Tree and Memorial Bench Donors of this year in Superior. The Tribute Tree ...

A new bench has been placed at the Londonderry tennis courts in memory of lifelong Londonderry resident and 2020 Londonderry High School graduate James “Jay” Hayes. Hayes, 22, passed away suddenly in ...

In a public unveiling, the university unveiled the memorial bench and posthumous degree in honor of Carol Rofstad. Her murder ...

The 22nd metal bench in Nancy Lewis Park in Colorado Springs may not look different from others placed around the 9-acre, city-owned grounds, but the story behind the newest addition elevates it to a ...