Watford will be losing one of its bank branches after Santander announced it would axe 140 of its branches

The branch in Queens Road will now be closing amidst a national scale down.

Santander has said it will close 140 more branches, putting 1,270 jobs at risk.

The bank expects to be able to redeploy around a third of that number.

Susan Allen, Santander's head of retail and business banking, said: "The way our customers are choosing to bank with us has changed dramatically in recent years, with more and more customers using online and mobile channels.

"As a result, we have had to take some very difficult decisions over our less-visited branches, and those where we have other branches nearby.

"We will support customers of closing branches to find alternative ways to bank with us that best suit their individual needs. We are also working alongside our unions to support colleagues through these changes and to find alternative roles for those impacted wherever possible."

The following branches are among those to close:

• Watford, Queens Road

• Amersham, Sycamore Road

• Berkhamsted, High Street

• Cockfosters, Station Parade

• Ware, High Street