Lloyds Banking Group will close 35 more bank branches across the UK.
Halifax will shut 15 of its sites across England and Scotland from next year, while Lloyds is set to close 18 bank branches.
The Bank of Scotland will close two branches in Scotland.
The closures will begin in 2024, with the earliest set to close its doors for the final time in January.
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Below is the full list of the new bank branch closures which have been announced by Lloyds Banking Group this week.
Bank of Scotland new bank branch closures
- Isle of Arran, Brodick - January 31
- Millport, Scotland - February 20
Halifax new bank branch closures
- Aberdeen – January 11
- Batley - June 24
- Bicester - February 7
- Bodmin - June 20
- Cleckheaton - January 1
- Edinburgh – February 26
- Glasgow – February 5
- Gosforth - January 8
- Hailsham - February 19
- Hatfield - June 25
- Moortown - January 9
- Penzance - February 20
- Sheldon - April 22
- Stourbridge - Janauary 10
- Uckfield - February 1
Lloyds Bank new bank branch closures
- Batley - June 24
- Bexhill-on-Sea - February 6
- Bodmin - June 20
- Burgess Hill - February 12
- Cradley Heath - February 8
- Gateshead Team Valley Trading Estate - January 9
- Hailsham - February 19
- Haverhill - June 25
- Hertford - February 12
- Llantwit Major - February 8
- Manchester Withington - January 9
- Nailsea - February 2
- Portishead - September 9
- Royston - June 17
- Saffron Walden - February 2
- Seaham - June 19
- Stretford - March 12
- Uckfield - February 1
The company said as digital banking use has grown, branch visits have fallen, with the use of these 35 sites falling by an average 54 per cent (and up to 76 per cent) in the last five years.
It said 21 million customers regularly use online banking, 18.1 million of which use mobile banking via the Group’s apps.
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Lloyds Banking Group has announced they will introduce 15 Community Bankers, intended to provide “targeted banking support” in local communities where a bank branch is closing.
These will be in the following places:
Lloyds Bank
- Bexhill
- Burgess Hill
- Hailsham
- Hertford
- Llantwit Major
- Nailsea
- Saffron Walden
- Uckfield
Halifax
- Bicester
- Cleckheaton
- Hailsham
- Penzance
- Uckfield
Bank of Scotland
- Brodick
- Millport
A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson said: “Our customers are increasingly using digital channels to manage their money – we now have over 21 million customers choosing to bank online.
“We’re introducing more Community Bankers to provide targeted support in local communities, alongside other services such as our mobile app, online and over the phone. Customers can also bank with us through the Post Office or in a Banking Hub.”
Lloyds Banking Group said all of these branch locations have a Post Office nearby, and the majority have at least one free-to-use ATM close by.
Members of staff who work at the affected branches will be offered a role at another branch or elsewhere in the business, the Group said.
