56 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches will close this year - here’s the full list of locations
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Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will close 56 of its branches across the UK this year. Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches are among those set for closure.
The banking group said the closures come as part of its store reduction programme which was set up in response to a consumer shift towards online banking.
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A total of 56 branches will close between April and October this year, with staff numbers expected to be cut by less than 80, as many employees are due to be moved to other branches.
The closures include 31 Lloyds branches, 10 Halifax branches and 15 Bank of Scotland branches.
This is the full list due to close this year:
Halifax
Billericay
Boscombe
Hull Holderness Road
Knaresborough
Locks Heath
Marlow
Reading Lower Earley
Southsea
Stoke Newington
Whitton
Bank of Scotland
Auchterarder
Balfron
Edinburgh Dalry Road
Edinburgh Greenside
Edinburgh Liberton
Edinburgh Tollcross
Killin
Kinross
Galston
Grantown on Spey
Huntly
Livingston
Loanhead
Tullos
Turriff
Lloyds
Acomb
Bath Oldfield Park
Belvedere
Bournemouth West Southbourne
Blaby
Bristol Downend
Bristol Hanham
Calne
Cheadle (Cheshire)
Cobham Surrey
Colwyn Bay
Cowbridge
Dursley
East Dulwich
Gerrards Cross
Hayle
Holmfirth
Leeds Moortown
London Blackheath
Malmesbury
Market Rasen
Moreton
Mumbles Swansea
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Haymarket
Nottingham Aspley
Portchester
Reddish
Scunthorpe Ashby
Upton-by-Chester
Wickham Hants
Worcester St Johns
Changing customer behaviours
The most recent announcement is a continuation of the bank’s closures programme, which affected a number of Lloyds and Halifax sites in 2019.
In a statement, a Lloyds Banking Group spokeswoman said, “We have confirmed that a number of branches will close between April and October this year.
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Hide Ad“This is in response to changing customer behaviours and the reduced number of transactions being made in branches.
“In addition to our branches, all our customers can also use the Post Office to access their banking locally, alongside our mobile branches which visit many rural communities.”