Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to shut 56 of it local branches across the UK.

The company said 31 Lloyds, 10 Halifax and 15 Bank of Scotland branches will be shut across the UK as fewer customer choose to bank in stores.

It said the bank branches will close between April and October 2020.

The move is expected to mean staff numbers will be cut by "under 80" as many employees are to be redeployed in other branches.

A Lloyds Banking Group spokeswoman said: "We are committed to having the largest branch network in the UK and, in addition to our branches, all our customers can also use the Post Office to access their banking locally, alongside our mobile branches which visit many rural communities.

"This is in response to changing customer behaviours and the reduced number of transactions being made in branches."

The following list of bank branches have been earmarked for closure, with Scottish branches in italics:

 

Lloyds 

Blaby

Bournemouth

West Southbourne

Bristol Downend

Cheadle, Cheshire

Gerrards Cross

Hayle

London Blackheath

Mumbles, Swansea

Nottingham Aspley

Cobham, Surrey

Cowbridge

East Dulwich

Leeds Moortown

Reddish

Holmfirth

Moreton

Upton-by-Chester

Worcester St Johns

Scunthorpe Ashby

Belvedere

Newcastle-upon-Tyne Haymarket

Bristol Hanham

Acomb

Market Rasen

Colwyn Bay

Calne

Dursley

Malmesbury

Wickham Hants

Portchester

Bath Oldfield Park

 

Halifax

Billericay

Boscombe

Knaresborough

Marlow

Locks Heath

Southsea

Stoke Newington

Hull Holderness Rd

Whitton

Reading Lower Earley

 

Bank of Scotland

Edinburgh Dalry Road

Edinburgh Greenside

Edinburgh Liberton

Edinburgh Tollcross

Galston

Loanhead

Tullos, Aberdeen

Livingston

Grantown-on-Spey

Turriff

Huntly

Balfron

Kinross

Killin

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