SEVERAL banks are going to be pulling the plug on another 85 of their branches before the summer draws to a close.
The closures come as a number of major high street banks move more of their banking services online.
Banks are shutting all across the countryGetty
Lots of banks will have disappeared from the high street by the end of the year, though many are going to be shutting shop within days.
HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Halifax are among some of the major banks which will be impacted.
Barclays is closing 36 branches between now and the end of September.
Several of these will be closing within days with the Southgate Chase Side store shutting on August 18 and the Chesterfield, Longton and Dunmowbranch branches closing on August 19.
HSBC will be closing 16 of its banks too. The Southampton and Newark ones will be the latest to shut on August 17.
Meanwhile, Natwest, Lloyds and Halifax will be shutting 10 branches each between now and the end of September.
One Natwest branch in Hertford is closing today (August 15).
Several others will be closing within days including London, Fulwood, Brighton and Christchurch.
The Bank of Scotland will be closing three more banks this summer – the Shotts one is closing today while the Stromness one will close on August 17 and the Troon one on September 17.
Here is the full list of bank branches that are closing between now and the end of Summer.
Barclays
Southampton – August 17Newark – August 17Dunfermline – August 18Wokingham – August 18Haltwhistle – August 18Birmingham – August 18Biggleswade – August 18Burnham-on-Crouch – August 22Windsor – August 23Diss – August 23Frome – August 23Worksop – August 24Birmingham – August 24Newcastle-under-Lyme – August 25Framlingham – August 25Brecon – August 25Wilmslow – August 25Chalfont St Peter – August 31Leominster – September 1Wellingborough – September 1Westfield, London – September 1Putney High Stree, London – September 1Finchley Road, London – September 6Harpingden – September 6St Ives – September 8Haverhill – September 8Falmouth – September 15Camrbdieg – Septemberr 15Hemsworth -September 15Lichfield – September 15Bournemouth – September 20Pontefract – September 22Redditch – September 29Bude – September 29Hanover Square, London – September 29Charing Cross, London – September 29
HSBC
Hamstead – August 15Chippenham – August 15Bethnal Green – August 15Hornchurch – August 15Dorchester – August 22Morley – August 22Wymondham – August 22Ryde – August 22Windsor – August 22Rhyd-Y-Penau – August 29Eastwood – August 29Leighton Buzzard – August 29Settle – September 5Epworth – September 5Holsworth – September 5Hythe – September 5
Halifax
Tadcaster – August 22Denton – August 30Newmarket – September 11Swiss Cottage – September 20Mirfield – September 21Haywards Heath – September 25Southampton – September 26Harborne – September 26Kingstanding – September 17Todmorden – September 28
Lloyds
East Horsley – September 18Gloucester – September 18Ystradgynlais – Septmebr 19South Molton – September 19 Doncaster – September 20Liphook – September 21Hazlemere – Septemberr 21Leeds – September 25Bournemouth – September 27Kidlington – September 28
Natwest
Hertford – August 15Brighton – August 16Christchurch – August 16Fleet Street, London – August 17Fulwood – August 17Corby -September 26Bethnal Green – September 27Bexhill-on-Sea – August 27Bognor Reguise – September 28 Camberwell – Septembner 28
Bank of Scotland
Shoots – August 15Stromness – August 17Troon – September 21
What you can do if your local bank branch closes
Many, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for these people to access 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 several locations around the UK to help plug the gap — including Brixham, Cambuslang, Cottingham and Rochford.
Meanwhile, Barclays also revealed it was pulling the shutters down on another 14 locations this year.
Plus, several major high street brands are set to close over 30 sites this week – see the full list.
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