BARCLAYS bank has revealed it is to shut more branches this year following a string of closures.
Barclays will pull down the shutters on nine more branches in England, and one in Scotland.
ReutersBarclays is to close ten more branches before the end of the year[/caption]
Data from the UK’s largest cash machine network, LINK, keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
The majority of branches will close in September, with some shutting in August.
Barclays has already announced more than 40 closures in 2023, with dozens more still to come.
It comes just a day after Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds Bank, announced it is closing 53 branches.
The Sun has contacted Barclays and we will update this story as soon as we hear back.
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you with no bank in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in locations around the UK to help plug the gap.
There are plans to open dozens more hubs across the UK, with plans for a further eight new locations last week – taking the total number of planned hubs to 47.
Here is the latest round of Barclays closures and their dates:
100 Market Street, St Andrews – August 932 High Street, Chalfont St Peter – August 314 Corn Street Leominster – September 18 Market Street, Wellingborough – September 161 Lower Ground Floor, The Arcade, Westfield, London – September 160 Putney High Street, London – September 1131 Finchley Road, London – September 616 High Street, Harpenden – September 639 High Street , Haverhill – September 8Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge – September 15
Below is a list of all the Barclays closures that have already been announced and are still to come this year:
Manningtree – June 7Ringwood – June 8Ebbw Vale – June 9Kirkintilloch – June 9Newmarket – June 9Colchester – June 13Merthyr Tydfil – June 14Mildenhall – June 14Beckenham – June 14Lymington – June 15West Bridgford – June 15London (Notting Hill Gate) – June 16Knowle – June 16Chipping Norton – July 6Kingswood – July 6Llangollen – July 7Sudbury – July 7London (Knightsbridge) – July 7Canvey Island – July 7Alnwick – July 7Bentham – July 12Wombourne – July 12Hayes – July 13Yarm – July 14Seahouses – July 14Harrow – July 14Oswestry – July 14Lisburn – July 21Portadown – July 2817 High Street, Bognor Regis – August 916 Murray Place, Stirling, Scotland – August 1118 Queen Elizabeth II Square, Chelmsford- August 1190 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove – August 1120/24 Upper Market Street, Eastleigh – August 1174 Front Street, Prudhoe – August 111 Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton – August 17133 High Street, Dunfermline, Scotland – August 1831 Market Place, Wokingham – August 18Westgate, Haltwhistle – August 1818 High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch- August 22118 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme – August 25High Street, St Ives – September 86 Killigrew Street, Falmouth – September 1552 Tredegar Street, Risca, Wales – TBC
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