branches

Only a few short weeks after we carried the luscious green plant into our new home, its protruding branches and leaves started to shrivel.

Under the plan, 115 loss-making branches wholly owned by the Post Office could be closed.

More than 100 Post Office branches and hundreds of head office jobs are at risk as part of a radical shake-up of the business, the BBC understands.

The Post Office is looking at options including alternative franchise arrangements where another operator or third party could take on the branches instead.

He hinted that Post Office branches could step into filling the gap left by High Street bank branch closures.