{"id":67436,"date":"2023-09-18T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=67436"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:03:41","slug":"big-high-street-bank-shuts-doors-on-a-handful-of-branches-for-final-time-and-more-will-follow-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/lifestyle\/big-high-street-bank-shuts-doors-on-a-handful-of-branches-for-final-time-and-more-will-follow-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Big high street bank shuts doors on a handful of branches for final time and more will follow | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A BIG high street bank has shut the doors on a handful of branches for the final time – with more set to follow.<\/p>\n
By the end of this month, Barclays will have reportedly closed a total of 36 branches since August.<\/p>\n
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The closures began on August 17, when branches in Southampton and Newark pulled down their shutters for a final time.<\/p>\n
Four banks were also shut down on September 15, and two are set to close their doors next week.<\/p>\n
Yesterday the Falmouth, Camrbdieg, Hemsworth and Lichfield branches all closed, while the Bournemouth and Pontefract Barclays will have both shut down by September 22.<\/p>\n
Following these closures, Redditch, Bude, Hanover Square, London, and Charing Cross, London, will also be permanently shut on September 29.<\/p>\n
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The closures come as a number of major high street\u00a0banks\u00a0move more of their\u00a0banking services online.<\/p>\n
Several banks\u00a0are expected to have disappeared from the high street by the end of the year, with HSBC,\u00a0NatWest and\u00a0Halifax\u00a0among some of the major banks which will be impacted – along with Barclays.<\/p>\n
But many, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for them to access essential banking services.<\/p>\n
Luckily, there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to travel to the next town.<\/p>\n
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