A BIG bank on the main square has announced that it will close another 60 branches.
Lloyds Banking Group is closing locations from October this year until June 2025, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
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Lloyds has confirmed it is closing 60 branchesCredit: AFP
It is closing 28 Lloyds Bank branches while 17 Halifax branches and 15 Bank of Scotland branches will close.
Lloyds Banking Group said take-up at its 60 branches had fallen by an average of 52% to 68% over the past five years.
He added that 19 million customers now use his banking applications.
A spokesperson said: “Mobile banking is more popular than ever with over 19 million users choosing our app to manage their money.
“With our app, customers can bank online, over the phone, at a banking centre, post office or by speaking to one of our local bankers.”
Here is the complete list of bank branches that will be closed:
Lloyds
- Worle – 15 October 2024
- Torquay Fleet St – 16 October 2024
- Fulwood Preston – 23 October 2024
- Heaton – 28 October 2024
- Kettering – 12 November 2024
- Market Drayton – 12 November 2024
- Leighton Buzzard – November 26, 2024
- Gorleston-on-Sea – 20 January 2025
- Birmingham Kitts Green – 27 January 2025
- Swindon Old Town – 3 February 2025
- Cranbrook – February 11, 2025
- Stow-on-the-Wold – 17 February 2025
- Wadebridge – 17 February 2025
- Brynmawr – 18 February 2025
- Chesham – February 24, 2025
- St Ives Cambridge – 24 February 2025
- Kenilworth – 25 February 2025
- Liskeard – 25 February 2025
- Bletchley – 3 March 2025
- Presteigne – March 3, 2025
- Blyth – 4 March 2025
- Ashbourne – 24 June 2025
- Warwick – 24 June 2025
- Alcester – 25 June 2025
- Woodbridge – June 25, 2025
- Sheffield Firth Park – 26 June 2025
- Spennymoor Cheapside – 26 June 2025
- Stanley – June 26, 2025
Halifax
- Ormskirk – 14 October 2024
- Witham – 14 October 2024
- Heswall – 21 October 2024
- Canary Wharf – 22 October 2024
- Rugby – 23 October 2024
- Harwich – 24 October 2024
- Bishops Stortford – 28 October 2024
- Sale – 30.10.2024
- Blyth – 4 November 2024
- Evesham – 5 November 2024
- Maghull Westway – 28 November 2024
- Leighton Buzzard – January 20, 2025
- Stratford-upon-Avon – 22 January 2025
- Belfast Castlecourt – 4 February 2025
- Belfast Connswater – 10 February 2025
- Gillingham (Kent) – 11 February 2025
- Littlehampton – 23 June 2025
Bank of Scotland
- Bonnyrigg – 16 October 2024
- Mallaig – 16 October 2024
- Edinburgh Portobello – 22 October 2024
- Campbeltown – 29 October 2024
- Callander – 30 October 2024
- Dunfermline Bothwell – 21 January 2025
- Kirkcaldy Mitchelston – 21 January 2025
- Kyle – January 27, 2025
- Linlithgow – 18 February 2025
- North Berwick – 19 February 2025
- Newton Stewart – June 23, 2025
- Cowdenbeath – 24 June 2025
- Wick – June 25, 2025
- Bathgate – 30 June 2025
- Rothesay – 30 June 2025
Lloyds banking group said there are alternative banking arrangements in place in the 60 locations where it is closing bank branches.
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These include post offices or free ATMs that allow you to withdraw cash.
It added that 28 new community bankers, who offer banking services and bank account support and are based in community spaces, will be introduced to help affected residents.
All employees working in the 60 branches slated for closure will be offered alternative roles in another branch or in another part of the business.
When all 60 locations close, Lloyds Banking Group will operate 947 branches across the UK.
These will include 466 Lloyds Bank branches, 373 locations in Halifax and 108 Bank of Scotland locations.
Here is the full list of places where Lloyds Banking Group will be introducing Community Bankers:
Lloyds
- Blyth
- Chesham
- Cranbrook
- Kenilworth
- Kettering
- Leighton Buzzard
- Liskeard
- Market Drayton
- He overtakes
- St Ives Cambridge
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Wadebridge
Halifax
- Bishops Stortford
- Blyth
- Evesham
- Harwich
- Heswall
- Leighton Buzzard
- Maghull Westway
- Ormskirk
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Rugby and Witham
Bank of Scotland
- Callander
- Campbeltown
- Kyle
- Mallaig
- North Berwick
It comes with thousands of bank branches closing across the UK, leaving some without one for miles around.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the number of bank branches operating across the UK has fallen from 14,689 in 1986 to 5,745 in 2023.
In the same period, the number of operating housing savings bank branches fell from 6,954 to 1,925.
What can I do if my bank branch closes?
IF your bank branch closes, it might be worth switching banks to another bank that still has a branch nearby.
It’s easy to change your current account through the Current Account Switching Service (CASS) – just open a new account and ask the bank to transfer your old account.
Some banks even offer incentives to switch.
For example, First Direct offers £175 to new customers who switch from another bank.
It may also pay to set up online banking before your branch closes.
That way, you can ask someone to personally help you get started.
Most banks have mobile apps that are easy to use and allow you to do basic banking and transactions from home.
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