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Santander, Lloyds & more banks closing branches in coming weeks

This spring, Lloyds, the Bank of Scotland and Santander will close 43 branches in the coming weeks.
Across 2026, Lloyds Banking Group will shut 71 branches following hundreds of closures last year, continuing the trend of high‑street cutbacks.
Local schedules list closures on April 28–29 and May 5–6 in Woking, Surrey, Bangor, County Down, and Gosport, Hampshire, with Lloyds closing March 25 at Largs and May 19 and 20 in Liskeard and Shirley.
Banks said the shift to online banking has driven closures, and Santander plans to replace branches with `community bankers` operating from Santander Local stores or banking hubs to keep a local presence.
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