A FUNERAL parlour is opening again today after a devastating arson attack in January shut it down.

The Howard Chadwick funeral parlour in Crowmarsh Gifford was one of several buildings in the village near Wallingford that went up in flames following arson attacks in the early hours of January 15.

The funeral office is next door to the £10m South Oxfordshire District Council headquarters in Benson Lane, which was gutted in an attack, along with a cottage in the village of Rokemarsh.

The funeral business has been open since 1991.

Co-owner Alistair Cox said earlier the firm had been overwhelmed by public support after the parlour suffered an estimated £100,000 of damage.

Mr Cox said: "It looks fantastic now and I'm really thankful to all the builders.

"They worked until nine and 10 at night getting things sorted out - they have done a sterling job in such a short time."