Santander to shut 44 branches in latest round of cuts at bank

The Spain-based banking giant has unveiled closures which will affect 291 workers across the UK. It said 291 workers are at risk of redundancy as a result. The Spain-based banking giant said the closures are part of an overhaul of its store network linked to a shift from its customers towards its digital services. Santander has a branch in Hereford, but this is not included in the list of planned closures, although banks in nearby areas are. The following branches are set to close:April 2026– Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland – April 28– Boston, Lincolnshire – April 28– Evesham, Worcestershire – April 28– Mold, Clwyd – April 28– Ramsgate, Kent – April 28– Woking, Surrey – April 28– Bangor, County Down – April 29– Bridgwater, Somerset – April 29– Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire – April 29– Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – April 29– Newbury, Berkshire – April 29– Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire – April 29– Tonbridge, Kent – April 29May 2026– Bishop Auckland, County Durham – May 5– Gosport, Hampshire – May 5– Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – May 5– Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – May 5– Pontefract, West Yorkshire – May 5– Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – May 5– Glengormley, County Antrim – May 6– Leyland, Lancashire – May 6– Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – May 6– Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – May 6– Northallerton, North Yorkshire – May 6– Ringwood, Hampshire – May 6– Andover, Hampshire – May 12– Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – May 12– Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – May 12– Macclesfield, Cheshire – May 12– Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – May 12– Cwmbran, Gwent – May 13– Golders Green, London – May 13– Heswall, Merseyside – May 13– Redditch, Worcestershire – May 13– Stranraer, Wigtownshire – May 13– Newton Abbot, Devon – May 19– Stafford, Staffordshire – May 19– Banbridge, County Down – May 19– Liskeard, Cornwall – May 20– Shirley, West Midlands – May 20By the end of January 2027– Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire– Ormskirk, Lancashire– Whitehaven, Cumbria– Wilmslow, Cheshire