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Farmers in Wales will be using next week’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair as a platform to urge more public bodies to buy Welsh local produce. More: continued here

IN A small room in the rear quarters of Columbus House in Newport, His Highness Beglar Begi, Suleman Kham Ahmedzai, the Khan of Kalat and the royal leader of Balochistan, yesterday launched his battle against deportation. More: continued here

MoD's Christmas parcels warningBBC News, UK –4 hours agoIt says last year 21000 sacks of mail weighing more 170 tonnes were sent to Afghanistan in the Christmas run-up. It says such large volumes can delay the … More: continued here

Union leaders accuse the Royal Mail of shutting 13 sorting offices by ‘stealth’ with the loss of up to 5,000 jobs. More: continued here

Leaner Compass heads in the right directionTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 minutes agoIt counts the Bank of England, Chelsea Football Club and the Royal Mail as clients. It is the world's largest catering company by market capitalisation. … More: continued here

MP backs Royal Mail motionThis Is Lancashire, UK –5 hours agoMr Chaytor is backing a Parliamentary motion which supports the “unique and valued national institution” of the Royal Mail at this time of financial crisis. … More: continued here

Core77.com Drool BritanniaCore77.com, NY –29 minutes agoBritish Royal Mail has announced a new set of UK design icon stamps that'll come out just in time for thank-you card season. The stamps honor the wickedest … More: continued here

Postal workers call off strikeThe Press, York, UK –5 hours ago“Our argument is with Royal Mail not with the York public, business community, local council and MPs who have shown magnificent support for our cause. … More: continued here

BBC News Workers march over spate of cutsBBC News, UK –4 hours agoHe said: "The march addresses three of the most important issues facing York and the rest of the UK – the provision of Royal Mail services, welfare reform … More: continued here

BBC News Mail union fearful over closuresBBC News, UK –5 hours agoUnion leaders have accused the Royal Mail of planning to shut 13 sorting offices by stealth with the loss of up to 5000 jobs. … More: continued here