Barclays publicizes closure plans for 14 extra banks this yr

Barclays is about to shut 14 extra banks over the approaching months it has been revealed immediately.

The most important excessive road financial institution will shut 11 of its websites in England an additional two in Wales and one in Scotland.

The vast majority of the closures will occur in October – with the remainder shutting their doorways in November and December.

Banks in Cardiff, Salford, Norwich and Dumfries are amongst these affected.

The financial institution has already introduced greater than 60 closures this yr, following within the footsteps of a number of different main corporations, together with NatWest, Lloyds Banking Group and Halifax.

It comes as excessive road banks shift additional to banking on-line and thru apps.

The most recent variety of closures comes after the London-based banking agency introduced it could be shutting at the very least 142 branches over the subsequent two years.

Equally, Lloyds introduced it could be closing at the very least 84 banks by 2024, whereas NatWest stated it had scheduled 14- closures.

Halifax can even shut 47 branches whereas Santander will shut 5. Financial institution of Scotland stated it can shut 21 branches whereas RBS will shut 4.

The closures have been deemed controversial by some who argue that many, notably the aged, nonetheless depend on in-person companies and that closures will make it tougher for these folks to entry monetary companies.

Individuals ought to nonetheless be capable of perform fundamental banking duties by way of native Put up Workplace’s – however this doesn’t embrace opening new financial institution accounts, taking out loans or mortgages.

Most banks can even supply cell banking companies the place a financial institution brings a bus to a neighborhood space and offers companies which are normally obtainable at a department.

The Barclays Financial institution to be closed are:

Chapel Road, Easingwold – 13/10/23
24 Market Place, Thirsk – 25/10/23 23
Yorkersgate, Malton – 19/10/23
The Twyn, Caerphilly – 13/10/23
42 Wellfield Street, Roath Park, Cardiff – 20/10/23
16 Excessive Road North, Dunstable – 13/10/23
2 Market Sq., Leighton Buzzard – 18/10/23
Unit 33, Arcades Purchasing Centre, Ashton-under-Lyne – 13/10/23
Unit 2 Blue, Media Metropolis UK, Salford – 20/10/23
Station Street, Hoveton, Norwich – 01/12/23
3 St James Court docket, Whitefriars, Norwich – 27/10/23
3 Citadel Road, Dumfries – 13/10/23
28 Station Street, Cuffley, Potters Bar – 13/10/23
51 Excessive Road, Hoddesdon – 17/11/23