{"id":23745,"date":"2024-01-27T06:09:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T00:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/barclays-confirms-20-more-branches-will-close-within-months-personal-finance-finance\/"},"modified":"2024-01-27T06:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T00:39:21","slug":"barclays-confirms-20-more-branches-will-close-within-months-personal-finance-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/barclays-confirms-20-more-branches-will-close-within-months-personal-finance-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclays confirms 20 more branches will close within months | Personal Finance | Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Barclays will be closing branches across the UK with 14 sites going in England, three in Scotland and three in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Barclays said visits to branches had &#8220;continued to fall&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The bank, which will be closing branches in Andover, Blackburn and Maidenhead, also announced it would be closing five branches in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the bank claimed only 10 percent of transactions take place in person, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>A Barclays spokesperson said: &#8220;As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence though our Barclays Local network, live in over 300 locations, based in libraries, town halls, mobile vans and our banking pods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also support access to cash with our cashback without purchase service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Post Office and Cash Access UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barclays branches closing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shawlands, Scotland &#8211; April 26<\/li>\n<li>Ayr, Scotland &#8211; May 10<\/li>\n<li>Inverness, Scotland &#8211; May 17<\/li>\n<li>Wadebridge, England &#8211; April 25<\/li>\n<li>Cardigan, Wales &#8211; April 26<\/li>\n<li>Aberystwyth, Wales &#8211; May 3<\/li>\n<li>Haverfordwest, Wales &#8211; May 10<\/li>\n<li>Andover, England &#8211; May 17<\/li>\n<li>Gravesend, England &#8211; May 3<\/li>\n<li>Greenhithe, England &#8211; April 26<\/li>\n<li>St Neots, England &#8211; January, 30, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Willesden Green, England &#8211; May 3<\/li>\n<li>Lancaster, England &#8211; April 25<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn, England &#8211; May 10<\/li>\n<li>Hartlepool, England &#8211; May 3<\/li>\n<li>Barking, England &#8211; May 24<\/li>\n<li>Bracknell, England &#8211; May 17<\/li>\n<li>Maidenhead, England &#8211; May 26<\/li>\n<li>Spalding, England &#8211; May 10<\/li>\n<li>Leiston, England &#8211; May 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Barclays has already announced that it will close the following 54 branches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Westbury-on-Trym, England &#8211; February 16<\/li>\n<li>Llanelli, Wales &#8211; February 22<\/li>\n<li>Sheringham, England &#8211; February 21<\/li>\n<li>Dereham, England &#8211; February 15<\/li>\n<li>South Woodford, England &#8211; February 23<\/li>\n<li>Newry, Northern Ireland &#8211; February 16<\/li>\n<li>Coleraine, Northern Ireland &#8211; February 23<\/li>\n<li>Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England &#8211; February 14<\/li>\n<li>Cobham, England &#8211; February 14<\/li>\n<li>Farnham, England &#8211; February 21<\/li>\n<li>Eltham, England &#8211; February 15<\/li>\n<li>Abingdon, England &#8211; February 15<\/li>\n<li>Cannock, England &#8211; February 22<\/li>\n<li>Borehamwood, England &#8211; February 21<\/li>\n<li>Wallasey, England &#8211; March 28<\/li>\n<li>Ruislip, England &#8211; February 16<\/li>\n<li>Poole, England &#8211; March 8<\/li>\n<li>Builth Wells, Wales &#8211; March 6<\/li>\n<li>Abergavenny, Wales &#8211; March 1<\/li>\n<li>Blackwood, Wales &#8211; March 22<\/li>\n<li>Scunthorpe, England &#8211; March 20<\/li>\n<li>Mansfield, England &#8211; March 1<\/li>\n<li>Grimsby, England &#8211; March 13<\/li>\n<li>Beverley, England &#8211; March 21<\/li>\n<li>Perth, Scotland &#8211; March 8<\/li>\n<li>Dundee, Scotland, March 15<\/li>\n<li>Gateshead, England &#8211; March 15<\/li>\n<li>Hexham, England &#8211; March 1<\/li>\n<li>Richmond, England &#8211; December 4<\/li>\n<li>Northallerton, England &#8211; March 14<\/li>\n<li>Skipton, England &#8211; March 7<\/li>\n<li>Rayleigh, England &#8211; March 22<\/li>\n<li>Palmers Green, London, England &#8211; March 8<\/li>\n<li>Crouch End, England &#8211; March 1<\/li>\n<li>Barnard Castle &#8211; January 17, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Birmingham Longbridge &#8211; April 18<\/li>\n<li>Bishops Stortford &#8211; April 12<\/li>\n<li>Bridgend &#8211; April 12<\/li>\n<li>Burton-on-Trent &#8211; April 11<\/li>\n<li>Clacton-on-Sea &#8211; April 11<\/li>\n<li>Cockermouth &#8211; January 12, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Ely &#8211; April 11<\/li>\n<li>Forest Gate &#8211; April 11<\/li>\n<li>Grantham &#8211; April 17<\/li>\n<li>Kirkby Stephen &#8211; April 12<\/li>\n<li>Lincoln Tritton Road &#8211; April 12<\/li>\n<li>Neath &#8211; April 19<\/li>\n<li>Penrith &#8211; April 17<\/li>\n<li>Pickering &#8211; January 17, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Ramsgate &#8211; April 19<\/li>\n<li>Rochdale &#8211; April 18<\/li>\n<li>South Kensington &#8211; April 12<\/li>\n<li>Tredegar &#8211; January 17, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Ystrad Mynach &#8211; January 17, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barclays isn&#8217;t the only high street bank which will be closing branches. NatWest, Lloyds and Halifax have all announced closures.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Lloyds Bank, Halifax and the\u00a0Bank of Scotland, announced earlier this week that it would close 123 branches across the UK this year.<\/p>\n<p>The closure of branches is largely due to more customers doing their banking online and on apps.<\/p>\n<p>The recent high street bank closures have sparked fury online with many people taking to the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Clare Harrison posted: &#8220;Barclays how the hell I&#8217;m going to get my not very mobile 88-year-old uncle to the Spalding branch to change his account now you&#8217;re closing. Great for the old, not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David Evans said: &#8220;Not a single branch of Barclays in Ceredigion by May is an absolute disgrace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>@brow71951376 posted: &#8220;UK today &#8211; this morning went shopping, Lidl closing, Boots Pharmacy closing, Barclays closing. Wilko gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve spoken to staff in each area &#8211; relocation is possible but some cannot drive and cannot afford travel. This is Broken Britain under the Conservatives. Election now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Barclays will be closing branches across the UK with 14 sites going in England, three in Scotland and three in Wales. A spokesperson for Barclays said visits to branches had &#8220;continued to fall&#8221;. 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