Santander closing further 44 branches as it gears up for £2.6bn takeover of TSB

<p>Closure of one in eight sites puts almost 300 branch-based workers’ jobs at risk</p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/29/gold-price-weak-dollar-silver-debasement-trade-markets-business-live-news-updates"><strong>Business live – latest updates</strong></a></p><p>Santander is closing another 44 of its UK bank branches, putting nearly 300 jobs at risk as it gears up <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/01/santander-to-buy-tsb-for-265bn-amid-fears-of-job-losses">for its £2.6bn takeover of rival TSB.</a></p><p>The Spanish-owned lender said the closures were due to a rise in digital banking after a push to get more customers using mobile and online services across the country.</p><p><strong>Berwick-upon-Tweed</strong>, Northumberland (28 April)</p><p><strong>Boston</strong>, Lincolnshire (28 April)</p><p><strong>Evesham</strong>, Worcestershire (28 April)</p><p><strong>Mold</strong>, Clwyd (28 April)</p><p><strong>Ramsgate</strong>, Kent (28 April)</p><p><strong>Woking</strong>, Surrey (28 April)</p><p><strong>Bangor</strong>, County Down (29 April)</p><p><strong>Bridgwater</strong>, Somerset (29 April)</p><p><strong>Kirkintilloch</strong>, East Dunbartonshire (29 April)</p><p><strong>Melton Mowbray</strong>, Leicestershire (29 April)</p><p><strong>Newbury</strong>, Berkshire (29 April)</p><p><strong>Scunthorpe</strong>, North Lincolnshire (29 April)</p><p><strong>Tonbridge</strong>, Kent (29 April)</p><p><strong>Bishop Auckland</strong>, County Durham (5 May)</p><p><strong>Gosport</strong>, Hampshire (5 May)</p><p><strong>Haverfordwest</strong>, Pembrokeshire (5 May)</p><p><strong>Huntingdon</strong>, Cambridgeshire (5 May)</p><p><strong>Pontefract</strong>, West Yorkshire (5 May)</p><p><strong>Welwyn Garden City</strong>, Hertfordshire (5 May)</p><p><strong>Glengormley</strong>, County Antrim (6 May)</p><p><strong>Leyland</strong>, Lancashire (6 May)</p><p><strong>Mansfield</strong>, Nottinghamshire (6 May)</p><p><strong>Merthyr Tydfil</strong>, Mid Glamorgan (6 May)</p><p><strong>Northallerton</strong>, North Yorkshire (6 May)</p><p><strong>Ringwood</strong>, Hampshire (6 May)</p><p><strong>Andover</strong>, Hampshire 12 May)</p><p><strong>Bridgend</strong>, Mid Glamorgan (12 May)</p><p><strong>Enniskillen</strong>, County Fermanagh (12 May)</p><p><strong>Macclesfield</strong>, Cheshire (12 May)</p><p><strong>Stratford-upon-Avon</strong>, Warwickshire (12 May)</p><p><strong>Cwmbran</strong>, Gwent (13 May)</p><p><strong>Golders Green</strong>, north London (13 May)</p><p><strong>Heswall</strong>, Merseyside (13 May)</p><p><strong>Redditch</strong>, Worcestershire (13 May)</p><p><strong>Stranraer</strong>, Wigtownshire (13 May)</p><p><strong>Newton Abbot</strong>, Devon (19 May)</p><p><strong>Stafford</strong>, Staffordshire (19 May)</p><p><strong>Banbridge</strong>, County Down (19 May)</p><p><strong>Liskeard</strong>, Cornwall (20 May)</p><p><strong>Shirley</strong>, West Midlands (20 May)</p><p><strong>Leighton Buzzard</strong>, Bedfordshire</p><p><strong>Ormskirk</strong>, Lancashire</p><p><strong>Whitehaven</strong>, Cumbria</p><p><strong>Wilmslow</strong>, Cheshire</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/29/santander-close-branches-jobs-at-risk-tsb-takeover">Continue reading...</a>

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