LEOMINSTER is to lose two of its banks as more customers veer away from using the high street.

The Barclays branch in Corn Street will close on September 1, with Halifax shutting up shop in West Street on November 13.

In explaining its decision to close, Barclays said that it is seeing many customers choosing to use its app or online and telephone banking services.

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"This has had a big impact on the number of customers coming in to see us," said a Barclays spokesperson.

The firm added that, when deciding to close the branch, it looked carefully at how it’s been used and how customers are banking in other ways.

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It said that 86 per cent of people who use the branch have also banked using the opp, online or by phone in 2021; 10 customers use the bank regularly as the only way to do their banking; and 35 per cent of the branch's customers have used nearby branches in the last 12 months.

"We’re finalising the details of where we’ll be based, and when, to support you with your banking, and we‘ll share the details locally once confirmed.

"We’ll be available to help you with things like day-to-day banking queries and helping you manage your money, though there won’t be access to cash at this site. We’ll also add the location and opening times on our website – just search ‘Barclays branch finder’."

The news comes on the back of HSB announcing last year that it was to close a number of branches - including those in Leominster and Ross. 

 

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