Plans have been revealed by the Post Office to close or franchise 115 crown offices, these are branches run directly by the business rather than subpostmasters and are often found in city and town centres.

MPs from across the political spectrum have voiced serious concerns over plans to close 115 Post Office branches across the UK. The Post Office announced it is seeking to offload these directly-owned branches from its 11,

The Post Office revealed it is looking to offload around 115 directly-owned branches within its 11,500 network.

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 Post Office has announced that 115 branches are at risk of closure and 1,000 staff will lose their jobs. There are roughly 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK – 115 are ‘wholly-owned’ by the company while the rest operate out of partners like WHSmith.