Full Post Office services will remain in Morecambe but not necessarily in the current location - it has been announced.
The Post Office has said it will offload the remaining 108 branches it directly owns - including Morecambe Post Office on Victoria Street.
These Post Offices, currently directly managed, will be replaced by a franchised branch under new ownership offering the same services, as part of a new deal announced today by the Post Office and the government.
It means Morecambe will retain a Post Office branch either in the same location or within one mile of the existing branch.
About 1,000 staff working in the 108 branches nationwide will be offered a choice to move to work for any new owner or take voluntary redundancy.
It is understood the Post Office has received interest from potential retail partners including Tesco and Ryman, as well as sub-postmasters, to take on its loss-making branches.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called for the government to intervene immediately and examine alternative options.
"The Post Office's claim that these community services will be maintained by their failed franchising model is laughable to anyone who has seen their local Post Office services reduced to the back of a shop," said Dave Ward, CWU general secretary.
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