A MAJOR bank will shut its high street branches today – with 27 more closures next month.
40 locations are on the chopping block and the first wave of closures began yesterday with branches closing in Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, Clwyd, Kent and Surrey.
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A major bank is shutting a number of its branches as most customers use online services Credit: Getty
A number of branches have already shut, with more closing today as well as in May Credit: Alamy
Santander revealed that 96% of all customer transactions are now conducted through digital platforms, so a number of physical branches are not being utilised.
A spokesperson for Santander UK said: “In response to a continuing and sizeable shift towards customers using digital banking, we are making changes to our branches to better support our customers.
“We will continue to invest in both our branch network – comprising of full-service branches, counter-free branches, reduced-hour branches, Santander Locals, and our increasingly popular Work Cafés – as well as our digital banking services, so we can be there to support our customers however they choose to bank with us.”
These following Santander branches will be closing today:
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Bangor, County Down
Bridgwater, Somerset
Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Newbury, Berkshire
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
Tonbridge, Kent
The remaining locations marked for closure will shut before the end of May.
These locations include:
Bishop Auckland, County Durham – shutting May 5
Gosport, Hampshire – shutting May 5
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire – shutting May 5
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire – shutting May 5
Pontefract, West Yorkshire – shutting May 5
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – shutting May 5
Glengormley, County Antrim – shutting May 6
Leyland, Lancashire – shutting May 6
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – shutting May 6
Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan – shutting May 6
Northallerton, North Yorkshire – shutting May 6
Ringwood, Hampshire – shutting May 6
Andover, Hampshire – shutting May 12
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan – shutting May 12
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh – shutting May 12
Macclesfield, Cheshire – shutting May 12
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire –shutting May 12
Cwmbran, Gwent – shutting May 13
Golders Green, London – shutting May 13
Heswall, Merseyside – shutting May 13
Redditch, Worcestershire – shutting May 13
Stranraer, Wigtownshire – shutting May 13
Newton Abbot, Devon – shutting May 19
Stafford, Staffordshire – shutting May 19
Banbridge, County Down – shutting May 19
Liskeard, Cornwall – shutting May 20
Shirley, West Midlands – shutting May 20
Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and NatWest have also confirmed plans to close branches before the end of May.
