Santander to shut 140 UK branches

[#1]

Spanish-owned bank Santander is slashing its UK branch network by almost a fifth, putting 1,270 jobs at risk.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46972632

[#2]

only one branch is closing up north which is good for me.shame for all the others and losing their jobs.

[#3]

Maybe we should have our own British bank and then it would not matter that another foreign company is leaving / closing.

[#4]

Could be worse,
"Spain's Santander plans to close around 450 small domestic branches as part of an overhaul in response to rising regulatory costs and a push into digital services"

https://uk-mobile-reuters-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKCN0WY4MG...

[#5]

You can do most of your business online .plus cash from ATM .The internet Strikes Again. 

[#6]

Don't forget to Mention. William Hill. There Closing Shops. 

[#7]

I guess it's due to internet banking.

However that doesn't help if you prefer to actually visit a branch.

[#8]

@tradertall Now many of them loose their jobs sad.

[#9]

Santander is bobbins anyway.

[#10]

It's my fault. I went overdrawn last year. They keep sending me the same message. 👇

Your account is in an Unarranged Overdraft

Your Santander account ending **** went overdrawn without an arrangement on 13/10/2018. 

You won’t be charged any Unarranged Overdraft charges however if you have any payments due then they may not be paid. 

We recommend you pay enough money into your account so that any payments you do have can be paid. Until you pay money in payments could be refused.