Chairman Nigel Railton is to announce new cost-cutting measures that could result in the closure of more than 100 branches across the country.

Up to 115 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as part of a radical shake-up of the business. The Post Office is looking at options for its wholly-owned branches, which currently employ about 1,000 workers and are loss-making.

Post Office under a sweeping overhaul as the group looks to boost postmaster pay by £250 million over five years.

The Post Office has confirmed that 115 branches - including nine Scots stores - are at risk of closure. In addition bosses have said 1,000 members of staff are also at risk of losing their jobs as part of a "major overhaul".

Residents and businesses on both sides of the Humber have criticised a review which could lead to the closures of Post Office branches. The Post Offices in Grimsby and Bransholme in Hull are two of 115 branches being considered for closure.

More than 100 Post Office branches and some 1,000 jobs are at risk under a sweeping overhaul. The Post Office revealed it was looking to offload 115 directly-owned branches within its 11,500 network,

A total of 115 Post Office locations have been earmarked for closure, putting more than 1,000 employees at risk of losing their jobs - and Liverpool looks set to be affected.

Closing a city centre Post Office branch would be an "insult" to residents, opposition councillors have said. The Fawcett Street branch in Sunderland was named in a list of 115 branches threatened with closure. The company said it is looking at options for its wholly-owned branches around the country, which employ about 1,000 people.

The Post Office revealed on Wednesday (November 13) 115 branches across the UK are at risk of closing - see which ones.

More than 100 Post Offices across the country are at risk of shutting, with more than 1,000 people potentially losing their jobs

Up to 32 Post Office branches across London could close as part of a national shake-up aimed at restructuring the taxpayer-owned business. The capital could see more closures than any other region, making up about 28% of the 115 stores earmarked branches across the UK.