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So why are these services ending? The post buses were supported by a subsidy which was paid to the Royal Mail by Highland Council.
Last year that was £12,871.61. This year the Royal Mail asked for £35,300. It was a big jump but councillors insist they were prepared to consider it. The Royal Mail, they claim, wasn't interested.
A report by the council's director of transport, environmental and community services reads: "The Royal Mail has refused repeated requests for a meeting between council officials and their managers."
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