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 鈥榦pt in鈥� stickers trialled in France to reduce junk mail waste The 鈥極ui pub鈥� system is being rolled out in several areas as an alternative to the current 鈥榦pt out鈥� 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
practical Can we still get our post forwarded to UK from second home in France? La Poste鈥檚 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 鈥� 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鈥檚 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 Ch芒teau de Chambord to be sold in France A new stamp to celebrate 500 years since construction began on the famous Loire monument, le Ch芒teau de Chambord, is to be released in select post offices by La Poste this June 3.
France warned on 鈥楿SB stick鈥� computer virus scam Residents in France are being alerted to a data scam involving USB computer drives or 鈥淯SB sticks鈥� 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 bo卯te postale from outside France? We would like to open a bo卯te 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 鈥渟top adverts鈥� service that could help.
Mail vote for popular Brigitte With up to 250 letters a day arriving for First Lady Brigitte Macron, the Elys茅e has allocated five mail staff to help with the replies and speed up work to prepare an official role.
