The Post Office has announced plans to close 115 Crown Post Offices, potentially including the Northolt branch, leading to job losses.

Most of these post offices are major city centre Crown Post Offices from the company.

The 115 post offices were selected as those which it deemed as the most unprofitable in its 11,500 network of branches.

It is believed that about 1,000 jobs may be lost across the country through these closures, including some in the borough.

At an Ealing Council meeting on Wednesday, 21 Feb 2024, the council proposed that it wanted to keep the Southall Post Office open indicating that it would write to the Post Office HQ and the Government regarding its proposed closure.

However, later on March 6 2024 Post Office closed its King Street, Southall branch.

Liberal Democrat Councillor Connie Hersch at a Post Office (credit: Image supplied).

Liberal Democrat Councillor Connie Hersch, Crime, Communities and Town centres said: "Liberal Democrats say it is very disappointing to see that the Post Office HQ is looking to close Northolt and Southall post offices in our area.

"People have suffered in Acton when the Crown post office closed a number of years ago.

"These are key and essential services for many parts of the borough and we support efforts to keep them open for all members of the community from small business owners to vulnerable individuals and pensioners."

List of London Crown Post Office branches that could close:

• Aldwych - 95 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4JN
• Baker Street - 111 Baker Street, London, W1U 6SG
• Barnet - 63-65 High Street, EN5 5UU
• Brixton - 242 Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8FR
• Broadway - 1 Broadway, London, SW1H 0AX
• Canning Town - 22 Barking Road, London, E16 1HF
• City of London - 12 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1AJ
• Cricklewood - 193 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3HR
• Croydon - 10 High Street, Croydon
• East Dulwich - 74-76 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8HH
• Eccleston Street - 6 Eccleston St, London SW1W 9LS
• Golders Green - 879 Finchley Road, London, NW11 8RT
• 173 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PH
• Hampstead - 79-81A Hampstead High Street, London, NW3 1QL
• Harlesden - 2 Wendover Road, London, NW10 4RU
• Harold Hill - 17 Farnham Road, Romford, RM3 8EJ
• 181 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7RL
• Houndsditch - 11 White Kennet Street, London, E1 7BS
• Islington - 160-161 Upper Street, London, N1 1US
• Kennington Park - 410 Kennington Road, London, SE11 4QA
• Kensington - 208-212 Kensington High Street, London, W8 7RG
• Kilburn - 79A Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 6JG
• Kingsbury - 439-441 Kingsbury Road, London, NW9 9DU
• Kingsland - 118-120 Kingsland High Street, London, E8 2NX
• Knightsbridge - 6 Raphael Street, London, SW7 1DL
• London Bridge - 19A Borough High Street, London, SE1 9SF
• Lower Edmonton - 1-7 South Mall, London, N9 0TX
• Lupus Street - 121-125 Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3EW
• Mount Pleasant, Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4SQ
• Northolt - 46 Mandeville Road, UB5 5AA
• Paddington Quay - 4 Praed Street, London, W2 1JX
• Raynes Park - 1a Amity Grove, London, SW20 0LL
• Roman Road - 138 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0RX
• South Ockendon - 8 Derwent Parade, RM15 5EB
• Southall, 16 King St, Southall UB2 4DA
• Stamford Hill - 250-252 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6TW
• 167 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2ST
• Wealdstone - 4-12 Headstone Drive, Harrow, HA3 5QL
• Worlds End - 351-353 Kings Road, London, SW3 5EX

A Post Office spokesperson said: "We are considering a range of options to reduce our central costs.

"This includes considering the future of our remaining Directly Managed Branches, which are loss-making.

"We have long held a publicly-stated ambition to move to a fully franchised network and we are in dialogue with the unions about future options for the DMBs."

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