Burnley businessman Dave Fishwick said he is “horrified” at the Post Office’s transformation plan, after reports 115 post offices are at risk of closure along with the loss of hundreds of jobs.

Appearing on a Good Morning Britain segment, Dave travelled to Sabden and spoke to the postmistress of a branch which is not in any danger of closing, the Post Office has confirmed. 

Dave also spoke to a business owner and customers about the news. Dave said the scheme could impact businesses and those hoping to pay bills.

Dave said: “Where are people going to go next? I am horrified. Where are people going to go? We have vital services to protect. People pay their bills and access cash [at the Post Office].

Dave spoke to a Sabden business owner who relies on the Post Office to send items.

He said: “He needs to be able to post the photos out to people. If the Post Office isn’t there he can’t do that.

"What happens to 90-year-old ladies who can’t travel 90 miles to the next town when they want their pension? It is so wrong.”

The Post Office revealed it is looking to offload around 115 directly-owned branches, also known as Crown Post Offices, within its 11,500-strong network, which could see them transferred to retail partners or postmasters, or potentially closed.

Dave said he is planning to work with MP Christian Wakeford to help save the Post Offices and is calling on the public to 'use them or lose them’.

Dave said: “The big banks said ‘we are shutting but don’t worry the Post Office is going to be there for you’ but the Post Office isn’t going to be there for people.

"We need to know there is access to money, cash, pensions and to pay bills.

“I would like to see the Government step in with some help for the Post Offices [especially] If as we are led to believe, Post Offices are the new high street banks.

“If we don’t use them we will lose them. I want people to write to their MPs and tell them about their concerns if we don’t fight for it the 115 will just be the first [to close].”

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.”