Barclays has revealed plans to close 14 extra branches throughout England and Wales in June.

These closures can be along with the 55 branches the financial institution already deliberate to close this yr, which means no less than 69 Barclays branches will shut in 2023.

The choice from Barclays is in step with different main banks, which have axed branches as extra folks transfer to on-line banking.

Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest, HSBC and Santander have all shut greater than half of their branches since 2015.

The transfer from Barclays means their clients will now must depend on pop-up websites and ‘banking pods’ in the event that they require in-person assist.

These ‘banking pods’ are semi-permanent websites which may be moved throughout completely different cities and cities to fulfill demand.

Presently, Barclays has 200 pop-up websites and ten ‘banking pods’, with plans so as to add one other 70 pop-up websites within the close to future.

As well as, the corporate runs an academic and assist van service to offer monetary recommendation to their clients.

The transfer from Barclays follows that of different banks, which have closed down excessive road shops in swathes, as clients transfer to on-line and phone banking, nevertheless HSBC have introduced suspended department closures the place their banks is the one one remaining inside a neighborhood space.

A Barclays spokesperson mentioned: ‘As visits to branches proceed to fall, we have to adapt to offer the most effective service for all our clients.

‘The place there isn’t any longer sufficient demand to assist a department, we keep an in-person presence although our Barclays Native community, dwell in over 200 places, based mostly in libraries, city halls, cell vans and our new banking pods.

‘We additionally assist entry to money with our cashback with out buy service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Put up Workplace and Money Entry UK.’

The complete checklist of 14 branches which is able to shut in June are beneath:

• 46 Rhosmaen Avenue, Llandeilo, Wales, SA19 6HF – June 23, 2023

• 38/42 Excessive St, Mould, Wales, CH7 1BB – June 30, 2023

• 12 Station Avenue, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, TS12 1AB – June 30, 2023

• 24 Fore Avenue, Tiverton, England, EX16 6LE – June 28, 2023

• 106 Excessive Avenue, Honiton, England, EX14 1JW – June 23, 2023

• 10 The Sq., Caterham, England, CR3 6XH – June 23, 2023

• 112 Woodcote Highway, Wallington, England, SM6 0LY – June 28, 2023

• 65/67 Sandgate Highway, Folkestone, England, CT20 1RY – June 23, 2023

• 66 Market Place, Chippenham, England, SN15 3JA- June 23, 2023

• 1 The Sq., Holmes Chapel, England, CW4 7AF- June 27, 2023

• 13/15 Victoria Sq., Holmfirth, England, HD9 2DW – June 23, 2023

• 337/339 Stanley Highway, Bootle, England, L20 3EB – June 30, 2023

• 207 Excessive Highway, Loughton, England, IG10 1AZ – June 22, 2023

• 28 Chesterton Highway, Cambridge, England, CB4 3AZ – June 28, 2023