Fight to save under-threat Greater Manchester Post Offices begins

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The fight to save under threat post offices in Greater Manchester has begun with suggestion some could become 'banking hubs' and campaigns and petitions launched urging a reprieve.

This week it was announced that a number of Post Offices in Greater Manchester are at risk of closure as more than 100 branches are set to close across the UK.

The Post Office is looking to offload 115 directly-owned branches within its 11,500 network in a move that could see them transferred to retail partners or postmasters - or potentially closed.

Around 1,000 workers are employed at the at-risk branches. Of the 115 branches put at risk are larger crown branches , meaning those owned by the company directly. READ MORE: Woman hit with huge bill and ordered to tear down extension down at home following planning 'saga' They include branches at Stockport, (36-40 Great Underbank); Prestwich, (2 Kingswood Road); Salford, (112 Rossall Way); Leigh, (17 Silk Street); Hyde, (30-32 Market Place); Eccles, (63 Church Street); Didsbury Village, (Albert Hill Street); and Barnes Green, (Lee Road, Harpurhey).