MORE than 1,000 bank branch closures have been announced since the start of 2023 and 40 more are set to shut for good in July 2024.
Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays have all announced they will close branches across the UK, leaving Brits struggling to access in-person services on the high street.
Branches will see their doors shut for good in towns and cities including Wokingham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Dover, Leicester and London.
Banks and building societies have shut 5,908 branches since 2015 — at a rate of 54 each month — to almost half the number of branches that existed a decade ago.
Since 2022 almost 1,500 branch closures have been announced, according to data from ATM provider LINK, with 200 further closures slated for the remainder of 2024.
Barclays has shrunk its network the …