DOZENS of bank branches are closing in May as more customers make the shift to online banking.
Nearly 80 branches will be pulling down their shutters for the final time next month, according to LINK, the UK’s cash machine network.
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Closures will come in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, impacting a number of banks, including HSBC, Halifax and NatWest.
The closures come as more and more customers of major high street banks shift to do their banking online and on apps.
These are the banks that are closing branches in May.
HSBC – 27 branches
Coleraine, Northern Ireland – May 2Wilmslow, England – May 2Bideford, England – May 2 Gainsborough, England – May 2Whitley Bay, England – May 2Launceston, England – May 2Dover, England – May 9Brecon, Wales – May 9Arnold, England – May 9Didcot, England – May 9Minehead, England – May 9Brighouse, England – May 16Stroud, England – May 16Whitby, England – May 16Stamford, England – May 16Halesowen, England – May 16Bridport, England – May 23Hove, England – May 23Sudbury, England – May 23Liskeard, England – May 23Fakenham, England – May 23Filton, England – May 30Dundee, Scotland – May 30Waltham Cross, England – May 30Leicester, England – May 30Market Harborough, England – May 30Stourport-On-Severn, England – May 30
Lloyds – 10 branches
Lampeter, Wales – May 15Marylebone High Street, London, England – May 3Ipswich, England – May 4Weybridge, England – May 10Twickenham, England – May 11Whitstable, England – May 11Beeston, England – May 11Wickersley, England – May 15Borehamwood – May 22Littlehampton – May 23
Halifax – eight branches
Sheerness, England – May 18Golders Green, London, England – May 3Putney, London, England – May 4Norbury, England – May 4Surbiton, England – May 10Chingford, England – May 15Redruth, England – May 16Bletchley, England – May 18
TSB – nine branches
Kirkwall, Scotland – May 24Aberfeldy, Scotland – May 16Newark, England – May 9Luton, England – May 30Banbury, England – May 31Keynsham, England – May 2Evesham, England – May 4Pollock, Glasgow, Scotland – May 17Pemberton, Wigan, England – May 11
NatWest – 14 branches
Dunstable, England – May 3Maidstone, England – May 4Exeter, England – May 9Bootle, England – May 10Crawley, England – May 11Frome, England – May 11Broadwater, England – May 16Colwyn Bay, Wales – May 17Ilminster, England – May 18Marylebone High Street, London – May 23Sheerness, England – May 24Llansamlet, Wales – May 25Cranbrook, England – May 30Torquay, England – May 31
Barclays – eight branches
Chislehurst, England – May 4St Helens, England – May 4Radlett, England – May 5Fleet Street, London, England – May 3Leyburn, England – May 5Talbot Green, Wales – May 5Oundle, England – May 5Watton, England – May 3
What can I do if my local bank branch closes down?
While the shift from in-person to mobile and online banking isn’t an issue for most people, it can be if you don’t have access to the internet.
Concerns have been raised the closure of banks will adversely impact the elderly, who might be left without a nearby branch.
But there are ways you can carry on banking if you’ve found yourself in this situation.
You can do most basic banking tasks at your local Post Office.
Plus, many banks offer a mobile banking service, which is where it brings a bus to your local area offering all the services you normally get in a physical branch.
It’s worth calling up your bank to see if it does something like this.
Meanwhile, banks sometimes use public buildings, such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Again, you should contact your bank to see if it runs something like this.
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