Memorial safety inspections are currently being carried out in Heaton Cemetery by Newcastle City Council ... I then went to put a wreath on my uncle's plot, and the headstone was on the ground.

Grieving families have hit out at a council after hundreds of headstones at a cemetery were laid flat for “health and safety” reasons. Some of those with loved ones in Heaton Cemetery have criticised ...

Gravestones in three cemeteries have been laid flat by Newcastle City Council ... However, some people with loved ones buried in Heaton Cemetery have hit out at the council for not contacting ...

More than 1,300 memorials at Heaton Cemetery in Newcastle were laid flat after being deemed at risk of falling, leaving bereaved families "devastated". Newcastle City Council leader Nick Kemp said ...

More than 1,300 headstones in Heaton Cemetery have been laid down so far. Credit: NCJ Media More than 1,800 memorials in Newcastle cemeteries have been deemed safety hazards – less than halfway ...