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FRONT ROYAL — Plane engines growled and wings split the sky over the Front Royal-Warren County Airport Saturday. Aircraft of all kinds took flight for the Warren County Balloon & Airstravaganza, and this time the weather let organizers pull it off. More: continued here

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has accused the Communication Workers Union (CWU) of undermining the commercial value of post as a communication tool following the latest spate of strike action. More: continued here

Has David Brent from BBC comedy The Office got a job as a Royal Mail manager? Two leaked letters seen by Socialist Worker suggest this possibility. More: continued here

Royal Mail bosses, who are being battered from pillar to post by a series of regional strikes, now face the prospect of a nationwide strike. The CWU union this week begins a ballot of its 120,000 post worker members. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail strikes: businesses should walk awayTelegraph.co.ukI've done it with Ryanair (at least when it comes to taking the family on holiday) and, increasingly, businesses can do it with the Royal Mail. …Mail strikes cause postal delays to UKIrish TimesRoyal Mail strikes could lead to drop in value …

Telegraph.co.uk Has your post been disrupted?Telegraph.co.ukThe impact of the strike so far is in dispute – the CWU says there is a backlog of 20million items of mail, the Royal Mail says the figure is 5million. … More: continued here

stv.tv Police issue further appeal over bank security van robbery bidAberdeen Press and JournalJust four hours earlier, a Royal Mail van was stolen from outside a shop on Wellington Road near the roundabout with West Tullos Road. …Mail van link in Aberdeen robbery bidAberdeen Evening ExpressMail van theft witness soughtTeleTextGuard …

Staff back PO strikeCambridge Evening NewsThe stoppage was in protest at new working conditions being introduced by Royal Mail, which the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says will lead to later … More: continued here

Post demands leave no time to stopStoke & StaffordshireTALL ORDER: Re: Roy Bainbridge's letter regarding Royal Mail (The Sentinel, September 9). Thanks for your support Roy, but here is a more up-to-date … More: continued here

Daily Mail Mail strikes cause postal delays to UKIrish TimesSIGNIFICANT DELAYS in sending letters and parcels to the United Kingdom through the post are expected following a series of one-day strikes by Royal Mail…Staff challenge to Royal Mail on 10:10guardian.co.ukPost strike causes chaos for small businessesIndependentPostal strike chaos as Post …