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Barclays is to close 14 extra branches


Barclays has revealed plans to close 14 extra branches throughout England and Wales in June.

These closures will probably be along with the 55 branches the financial institution already deliberate to close this yr, that means at the least 69 Barclays branches will shut in 2023.

The choice from Barclays is according to different main banks, which have axed branches as extra folks transfer to on-line banking.

Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest, HSBC and Santander have all shut greater than half of their branches since 2015.

The transfer from Barclays means their prospects will now have to depend on pop-up websites and ‘banking pods’ in the event that they require in-person assist.

These ‘banking pods’ are semi-permanent websites which will be moved throughout completely different cities and cities to fulfill demand.

At the moment, Barclays has 200 pop-up websites and ten ‘banking pods’, with plans so as to add one other 70 pop-up websites within the close to future.

As well as, the corporate runs an academic and assist van service to offer monetary recommendation to their prospects.

The transfer from Barclays follows that of different banks, which have closed down excessive avenue shops in swathes, as prospects transfer to on-line and phone banking, nevertheless HSBC have introduced suspended department closures the place their banks is the one one remaining inside an area space.

A Barclays spokesperson stated: ‘As visits to branches proceed to fall, we have to adapt to offer one of the best service for all our prospects.

‘The place there is no such thing as a longer sufficient demand to assist a department, we preserve an in-person presence although our Barclays Native community, stay in over 200 places, based mostly in libraries, city halls, cellular vans and our new banking pods.

‘We additionally assist entry to money with our cashback with out buy service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Publish Workplace and Money Entry UK.’

The total record of 14 branches which is able to shut in June are beneath:

  • 46 Rhosmaen Road, Llandeilo, Wales, SA19 6HF – June 23, 2023
  • 38/42 Excessive St, Mildew, Wales, CH7 1BB – June 30, 2023
  • 12 Station Road, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, TS12 1AB – June 30, 2023
  • 24 Fore Road, Tiverton, England, EX16 6LE – June 28, 2023
  • 106 Excessive Road, Honiton, England, EX14 1JW – June 23, 2023
  • 10 The Sq., Caterham, England, CR3 6XH – June 23, 2023
  • 112 Woodcote Highway, Wallington, England, SM6 0LY – June 28, 2023
  • 65/67 Sandgate Highway, Folkestone, England, CT20 1RY – June 23, 2023
  • 66 Market Place, Chippenham, England, SN15 3JA- June 23, 2023
  • 1 The Sq., Holmes Chapel, England, CW4 7AF- June 27, 2023
  • 13/15 Victoria Sq., Holmfirth, England, HD9 2DW – June 23, 2023
  • 337/339 Stanley Highway, Bootle, England, L20 3EB – June 30, 2023
  • 207 Excessive Highway, Loughton, England, IG10 1AZ – June 22, 2023
  • 28 Chesterton Highway, Cambridge, England, CB4 3AZ – June 28, 2023



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