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 Can we still get our post forwarded to UK from second home in 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 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.
France warned to be alert to Chronopost email scam Residents in France are being warned to watch out for a new scam involving fake emails that appear to come from La Poste parcel delivery service Chronopost.
Frenchman given gold after returning parcel worth €20k A man living in the French department of Morbihan has received a real gold ingot as a thank you for his honesty, after he returned a wrongly-delivered parcel that was filled with gold worth up to €20,000. 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 Labrador Tag Feed