Almost 30 Lloyds Bank and Halifax branches are set to close between August and November this year, impacting 69 full-time jobs, it has been announced.
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will shut 28 branches – 20 Lloyds Bank and 8 Halifax – because of falling customer numbers.
The group added that each of the affected branches had a free cash machine or Post Office within one mile.
A Lloyds spokesperson said: "It remains true that online and mobile banking continue to grow, as branch usage falls.
"On average, visits to these 28 branches have dropped by 60% since 2016, while we now have 18.6 million regular online banking customers and over 15 million mobile app users."
The full list of bank branches closing is below.
Lloyds branches closing
- Norwich Heartsease - 23/08/2022
- Thatcham - 24/08/2022
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 25/08/2022
- Bilborough Nottingham - 31/08/2022
- Broadstone - 31/08/2022
- Letchworth - 01/09/2022
- Nottingham Hyson Green - 06/09/2022
- Oadby - 06/09/2022
- Plympton - 07/09/2022
- Verwood - 07/09/2022
- Ilfracombe - 12/09/2022
- Whickham - 12/09/2022
- Atherstone - 13/09/2022
- Hadleigh - 14/09/2022
- Swanage - 19/09/2022
- Ystrad Mynach - 20/09/2022
- Bourne - 21/11/2022
- Heald Green - 22/11/2022
- Banstead - 24/11/2022
- Williton - 24/11/2022
Halifax branches closing
- Coalville - 22/08/2022
- Falmouth - 07/09/2022
- Hoddesdon High St - 01/09/2022
- Manchester Trafford - 05/09/2022
- Lewes - 05/09/2022
- Walton Vale - 08/09/2022
- Dover - 13/09/2022
- Dorchester - 22/11/2022
The news comes just two months after the bank announced the closure of 60 branches.
Caren Evans, Unite national officer, said: "The branch closure announcement today that another profit making financial institution is failing to consider the needs of consumers and staff beggars' belief. This news is another example of a bank choosing to walk away from the communities who need access to banking.
"The actions of Lloyds Banking Group over the last few months are completely inexcusable. The management is letting down customers and their dedicated workforce.
"These closures will leave some customers more than 10 miles from their nearest bank branch. This is a betrayal of some of the most vulnerable, elderly and socially excluded in our communities who need local access to community banking."
