Santander º£½ÇÊÓƵ is poised to make sweeping changes across its network, placing approximately 750 jobs at risk as it prepares to close 95 branches.

The Spanish-owned banking titan disclosed plans for the closures starting in June, with additional adjustments affecting more than a third of its 444-strong network, including reduced operating hours at 36 sites and transforming 18 into counter-free locations.

Following the overhaul, Santander will operate 349 branches, comprising 290 full-service outlets alongside five 'work cafes.'

These measures come in reaction to a customer trend towards online banking, highlighted by a 63% increase in digital transactions since 2019, contrasted with a steep 61% decline in branch activity during the same period.

A spokesperson for Santander º£½ÇÊÓƵ remarked on the evolving nature of customer habits, stating: "As customer behaviour changes, we are ensuring that our branches remain fit for the future."

To compensate for the branch closures, Santander plans to hire 95 community bankers in affected areas and aims to offer alternative roles to some current employees.

These community bankers will engage with neighbourhoods weekly, operating from places like libraries and community centres.

Branches set for closure and when they will shut:

Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, June 24

Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, June 17

Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, July 1

Blackwood, Gwent, Wales, June 23

Blyth, Northumberland August 5

Bognor Regis, West Sussex, July 14

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, July 1

Brecon, Powys, Wales, June 25

Brixton, London, August 11

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, July 07

Camborne, Cornwall, July 7

Canvey Island, Essex, August 5

Clacton, Essex, June 16

Cleveleys, Lancashire, June 23

Colne, Lancashire, July 14

Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, Wales, July 24

Crowborough, East Sussex, July 23

Croydon, Surrey, June 16

Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland, July 7

Didsbury, Greater Manchester, July 8

Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, August 6

Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, June 23

Edgware Road, London, August 12

Eltham, London, June 23

Exmouth, Devon, July 15

Falmouth, Cornwall, July 21

Farnham, Surrey, July 29

Felixstowe, Suffolk, July 16

Finchley, London, August 6

Fleet, Hampshire, June 30

Formby, Merseyside, August 11

Gateshead Metro, Tyne & Wear, June 16

Glasgow LDHQ, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 24

Glasgow MX, Lanarkshire, June 23

Greenford, Greater London, June 24

Hackney, London, July 15

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, July 24

Herne Bay, Kent, July 8

Hertford, Hertfordshire, July 29

Holloway, London, July 14

Holywell, Clwyd, Wales, Aug 13

Honiton, Devon, July 14

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, June 18

Kilburn, London, June 17

Kirkby, Merseyside, July 22

Launceston, Cornwall, June 16

Louth, Lincolnshire, June 17

Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, June 24

Malvern, Worcestershire, July 2

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, July 01

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, June 30

New Milton, Hampshire, July 28

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, June 26

Plympton, Devon, August 14

Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, June 30

Pudsey, West Yorkshire, July 28

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, July 15

Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, July 30

Ruislip, Greater London, July 7

Rustington, West Sussex, August 5

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland July 21

Seaford, East Sussex, July 15

Shaftesbury, Dorset, July 23

Sidcup, Kent, August 11

St Austell, Cornwall, July 8

St Neots, Cambridgeshire, July 30

Stokesley, Cleveland, July 31

Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, July 23

Surrey Quays, London, November 10

Swadlincote, Derbyshire, June 30

Tenterden, Kent, July 7

Torquay, Devon, June 17

Tottenham, London, July 8

Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, August 6

Willerby, East Yorkshire, August 13

Wimborne, Dorset, August 4

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland July 22

Branches awaiting confirmed closure date:

Bexhill, East Sussex

Billericay, Essex

Dover, Kent

Droitwich, Worcestershire

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

East Grinstead, West Sussex

Holyhead, Gwynedd, Wales

Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

Maldon, Essex

Morley, West Yorkshire

North Walsham, Norfolk

Redcar, Cleveland

Saffron Walden, Essex

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Uckfield, East Sussex

Urmston, Greater Manchester