My recent investigation into localised news feeds missed out on Topix.net, it looks like a very high quality source for localised news also providing RSS feeds. This was mentioned on Lockergnome today
To ensure proper placement of each story, the Topix.net categorization process is multi-faceted. For each story reviewed, the content of the story is geo-coded to determine where the event took place and/or the location of those involved in the story. It is then further categorized as to the subject matter involved. Once this categorization process has run, the story is then placed on the appropriate web-page(s). For instance, should a news source release a story about a speech Warren Buffet gives in San Jose, CA, our crawlers will read that story and then properly categorize it. As a result, the story will be available to users who access the San Jose, CA Topix.net page, as well those who access our Berkshire Hathaway page, and, depending on the magnitude of the story, perhaps the business page as well.
Sample pages: South Africa 
and Sci/Tech .
So far it looks good, no ads etc, looks like I found my new favorite world news provider.
