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French postal union voices concern over proposed cuts to La Poste

Sud PTT says MPs must take into account ‘what people need’ after report calls for reforms

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

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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?

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.

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French postal union voices concern over proposed cuts to La Poste

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

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Increase in number of invasive snapping turtles in south of France

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France’s 2026 property tax bills: when they will arrive and what to expect

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EasyJet opens summer 2027 flights: one UK route not included

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

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

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