A MAJOR high street banking giant will close 55 more branches for good. Lloyds Banking Group will shut down a number of branches across its Halifax, Bank of Scotland (BoS) and Lloyds brands.
See the announcements at https://secure.cbonline.co.uk/supporting-our-customers/impact-assessment. Branches to close are Arbroath Brora Glasgow Largs St Andrews.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, says she is dismayed to learn that the Bank of Scotland is proposing to close its branch in Dornoch on 9 September. The MSP has previously raised concerns about cuts to rural banking services as the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced its decision to drastically cut its services in the Highlands and Islands.
