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A NUMBER OF BANK BRANCHES IN THE NORTH EAST ARE DUE TO CLOSE THIS MONTH IN AREAS INCLUDING GATESHEAD, WASHINGTON, COUNTY DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND 07:48, 02 Jun 2025 Nearly 80 banks in the
UK are set to shut in June, including sites in the North East. Among the closures are 16 Lloyds branches, 15 Halifax, 24 Natwest, 23 Santander, and one TSB. The affected North East branches
are in Gateshead, Washington, County Durham and Northumberland. A full list of sites and their date of closure is provided below. According to a report from consumer group Which?, banks and
building societies have closed over 6,300 high street branches at a rate of 53 per month over the last decade. This represents 64% of the branches which were open back in 2015. Which? data
reveals that Natwest Group - which consists of NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank - has closed 1,455 branches. Meanwhile, Lloyds Banking Group, made up of Lloyds Bank, Halifax
and Bank of Scotland, has shut down 1,363 sites. Barclays has also reduced its network, with 1,236 branches now closed, reports the Mirror. Banks say the decline in high street branches has
been driven by a rapid increase in online and mobile banking, and a decline in the use of physical branches. If your local branch is closing, you should check if a "banking hub"
has opened in your area. Banking hubs are located in shared public spaces on the high street, such as libraries or community centres, for customers who need face-to-face support. Each bank
takes turns occupying the space on a different day, but you don't necessarily need to be a customer of that particular bank to use some of the services. Article continues below LLOYDS *
Southsea - June 2 * Launceston - June 3 * Liverpool - June 4 * Southampton - June 9 * Welwyn Garden City - June 11 * New Milton - June 13 * Dorchester - June 19 * Warwick - June 24 *
Ashbourne - June 24 * Woodbridge - June 25 * Alcester - June 25 * SPENNYMOOR - June 26 * Pembroke Dock - June 26 * Sheffield - June 26 * Stanley - June 26 * Tonypandy - June 30 HALIFAX *
Felixstowe - June 2 * London (North West) – June 2 * Gainsborough - June 2 * Kingsbury - June 2 * Horsforth - June 3 * Launceston - June 3 * Letchworth - June 3 * Leek - June 4 * Bournemouth
– June 4 * Mold - June 5 * Bitterne – June 9 * Welwyn Garden City - June 11 * St Annes On Sea - June 12 * Littlehampton - June 23 * Fleetwood - June 25 NATWEST * Alfreton - June 2 *
Uttoxeter - June 2 * Mexborough - June 3 * Stockport, Heaton Moor - June 3 * Stockton-on-Tees - June 4 * Ellesmere Port - June 4 * Stoke-on-Trent, Longton - June 5, * Accrington - June 5 *
Leeds, Cross Gates - June 10 * Manchester - June 11 * Bridlington - June 11 * Keighley - June 16 * Leek - June 16 * Newark-on-Trent - June 17 * WASHINGTON - June 17 * Worksop - June 18 *
Stockport, Hazel Grove - June 19 * Nantwich - June 19 * Nottingham, West Bridgford - June 24 * St Annes On Sea - June 24 * Stafford - June 25 * Beverley - June 25 * Mansfield - June 26 *
Garstang - June 26 SANTANDER * Colne - 14 June * Clacton - 16 June * Croydon - 16 June * GATESHEAD METRO - 16 JUNE * Launceston - 16 June * Peterhead - 16 June * Louth - 17 June * Arbroath -
17 June * Kilburn - 17 June * Kidderminster - 18 June * Dungannon - 23 June * Eltham - 23 June * Blackwood - 23 June * Glasgow MX - 23 June * Glasgow LDHQ - 24 June * Aberdare - 24 June *
Greenford - 24 June * Magherafelt - 24 June * Brecon - 25 June * Fleet - 30 June * Musselburgh - 30 June * Portadown - 30 June * Swadlincote - 30 June Article continues below TSB * AMBLE -
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