Shrewsbury Town Council wants to run Emstrey Crematorium

Shropshire's biggest crematorium could stay in public hands, staving off fears it could be sold off to a private firm in a multi-million pound deal. Shropshire's biggest crematorium could stay in public hands, staving off fears it could be sold off to a private firm in a multi-million pound deal. Members of Shrewsbury Town Council say they want to take over the running of the Emstrey Crematorium. Shropshire Council bosses said earlier this year they were considering off-loading the Emstrey Crematorium and the town's cemetery in a bid to find ways of saving £65 million over the next three years. It came after it was revealed a bill of up to £1.5 million would be due to replace crematorium equipment to cut mercury emissions caused by dental fillings, on top of an expected bill of about £600,000 for building works.