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UK resumes post to France after cyberattack halts deliveries

Blocked letters and parcels are now to be delivered to international destinations as company gets back on track after attack

New ‘opt in’ stickers trialled in France to reduce junk mail waste

The ‘Oui pub’ system is being rolled out in several areas as an alternative to the current ‘opt out’ set up

15 areas of France stop getting letterbox flyers unless locals opt in

The measure will be trialled for three years and may then be extended across the country

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Can we still get our post forwarded to UK from second home in France?

La Poste’s forwarding service is not limited to EU countries so has not been affected by Brexit

France cracks down on junk mail

Fines increased for advertisers who ignore Stop Pub signs on mail boxes

La Poste reports 20,000 'errors' with parcels a day

A huge rise in post-Covid mail has seen a surge in delivery problems for La Poste – its Colissimo parcel service is listing more than 20,000 parcels late or missing each day.

All post offices open in France this summer

France’s 7,700 post offices will stay open this summer, with an additional 200 seasonal service points, creating 2,000 seasonal jobs.

All post offices in France will be open by end of May

La Poste is preparing a progressive reopening of post offices to have all 7,700 operational by the end of May; currently many remain closed.

Covid-19 France: extra time to pick up registered post

La Poste is extending the deadlines for people to travel to pick up registered letters at post offices to several weeks after confinement ends.

Vendor responsible for mail-order delivery in France

I have had several bad experiences of mail-order goods delivered damaged. I believe the items left the vendor in perfect order but in transit, or possibly at the depot waiting for delivery, they have been dragged across the floor and soiled by black tyres and other dirt. I do not like blaming the vendor of the product but how can logistics companies be called to account? M.M.

New stamp of Château de Chambord to be sold in France

A new stamp to celebrate 500 years since construction began on the famous Loire monument, le Château de Chambord, is to be released in select post offices by La Poste this June 3.

France warned on ‘USB stick’ computer virus scam

Residents in France are being alerted to a data scam involving USB computer drives or “USB sticks” put into letter boxes, the Gendarmerie in the Nord (Hauts-de-France) department has confirmed.

Stamps featuring Lascaux cave art go on sale in France

Stamps featuring the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux have gone on sale in France, for the first time in 51 years.

Can I open a boîte postale from outside France?

We would like to open a boîte postale in France as a temporary forwarding address to give to the Royal Mail in the UK as part of our move to France. We know the town we want to be in but will be renting while we house-hunt in the area. Do you have to actually visit a French post office to sign up for this? I tried to find out on the La Poste website but no luck. R.L.

French homes receive 28kg of paper ads per year

The average household in France receives more than two kilos of publicity material posted through their letterbox per month, yet only one in five has used a government “stop adverts” service that could help.

Mail vote for popular Brigitte

With up to 250 letters a day arriving for First Lady Brigitte Macron, the Elysée has allocated five mail staff to help with the replies and speed up work to prepare an official role.

Mail

UK resumes post to France after cyberattack halts deliveries

New ‘opt in’ stickers trialled in France to reduce junk mail waste

15 areas of France stop getting letterbox flyers unless locals opt in

Can we still get our post forwarded to UK from second home in France?

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Police warn drivers of car headlights rules in France

Half of UK election postal votes - including from France - 'did not count'

Father’s anger at wine used in meals served to girl, 3, at state creche in Nice

Fines levied for failure to declare bank accounts held out of France

France cracks down on junk mail

La Poste reports 20,000 'errors' with parcels a day

All post offices open in France this summer

All post offices in France will be open by end of May

Covid-19 France: extra time to pick up registered post

Vendor responsible for mail-order delivery in France

New stamp of Château de Chambord to be sold in France

France warned on ‘USB stick’ computer virus scam

Stamps featuring Lascaux cave art go on sale in France

Can I open a boîte postale from outside France?

France warned to be alert to Chronopost email scam

Frenchman given gold after returning parcel worth €20k

Stamp price in France to cross €1 mark for first time

French homes receive 28kg of paper ads per year

Father’s watch returned 75 years after Nazis stole it

Our Christmas mail has just arrived... in February

Odd shapes and colours adding to postal problems

Late post blamed on UK weather

Last day to send Christmas parcels by La Poste

Mail vote for popular Brigitte