Four Santander branches are set to close as the bank has announced the closure of 44 premises across the UK. The bank has said the closing branches will be replaced by Community Bankers, operating either from a Santander Local or, where required, a Banking Hub, to provide ongoing face-to-face support for communities. As part of the closures, two branches in Co Down are set to close, Bangor and Banbridge, along with the branch on Farmley Road, Glengormley, and Church Street, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Watch as cars continue to get stuck on notorious flooded road despite resident's warnings READ MORE :Synge & Byrne closes all NI stores as up to 80 employees to be impacted READ MORE :A spokesperson for Santander UK, said: “In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers. We will continue to invest in both our branch network - comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular Work Cafés – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”‌Approximately 291 colleagues would be placed at risk of redundancy if the proposals proceed after consultation with the unions has been completed, however there will be a number of redeployment opportunities.