GREEN Party councillors have backed a bid to install electric cremators at Astwood Crematorium as part of a £6million refurbishment of the site.
Detailed designs for the modernisation and refurbishment of Astwood Crematorium are to be drawn up, after councillors back the proposed revamp in July.
An initial study carried out earlier this year has ruled out the possibilities of building a new crematorium elsewhere and it is instead the current site will be upgraded and extended.
Part of the scheme will be the replacement of its three current gas-fired cremators, which are reaching the end of their life, with the benefits of electric cremators highlighted within the report presented to councillors last month.