What future Grimsby's main post office - and its staff - if parent company decides to call things quits?

                                                              

It's almost like part of the family but shadow of uncertainty now looms over Grimsby's main post office

AN uncertain future for the  main post office in Grimsby's Top Town.

According to widely circulated reports, it is one of 115 directly-owned branches earmarked either for transfer to a retail partner or closure.

UK-wide, more than 1,000 jobs nationwide are at risk.

The branch on Victoria Street is seldom less than busy, so any reduction - or loss - of services would be a huge blow to  customers.

Unless a retail partner takes on - and rejuvenates  - the business, efforts to regenerate this part of Grimsby would also be undermined.

According to the Communication Workers Union, this is the list of premises at risk of closure:

* Bangor 

* Belfast City

* Edinburgh City 

* Glasgow 

* Haddington

* Inverness

* Kirkwall 

* Londonderry

* Newtownards

* Saltcoats 

* Springburn Way 

* Stornoway 

* Wester Hailes

* Barnes Green 

* Bransholme 

* Bridlington 

* Chester-le-Street 

* Crossgates 

* Eccles

* Furness House 

* Grimsby - 67-71 Victoria Street, DN31 1AA

* Hyde 

* Kendal 

* Manchester 

* Morecambe 

* Morley 

* Poulton le Fylde

* Prestwich 

* Rotherham 

* Salford City 

* Sheffield City 

* South Shields

* St Johns, Newbury

* Sunderland 

* The Markets, Leeds 

* Birmingham 

* Breck Road , Liverpool

* Caernarfon 

* Didsbury 

* Harlesden 

* Kettering 

* Kingsbury 

* Leigh

* Leighton Buzzard 

* Matlock

* Milton Keynes

* Northolt 

* Old Swan 

* Oswestry 

* Oxford 

* Redditch 

* Southall 

* St Alban

* Stamford

* Stockport

* Wealdstone 

* Barnet 

* Cambridge City

* Canning Town 

* Cricklewood 

* Dereham 

* Golders Green 

* Hampstead 

* Romford

* Kilburn

* Kingsland

* Lower Edmonton 

* Bethnal Green

* South Ockendon

* Stamford Hill

* Dunraven Place 

* Gloucester 

* Liskeard 

* Merthyr Tydfil

* Plymouth

* Bristol

* Newquay 

* Paignton 

* Port Talbot 

* Stroud 

* Teignmouth 

* Yate Sodbury 

* Baker Street

* Bexhill on Sea 

* Cosham

* Great Portland Street

* Kensington 

* Knightsbridge 

* Melville Road 

* Paddington Quay 

* Portsmouth 

* Raynes Park 

* Romsey 

* Westbourne 

* Windsor

* Worlds End 

* Aldwych 

* Brixton 

* Broadway

* City of London

* East Dulwich

* Eccleston Street 

* High Holborn 

* Houndsditch

* Islington

* Kennington Park

* London Bridge

* Lupus Street

* Mount Pleasant 

* Vauxhall Bridge Road 

Further information is awaited.