13 March 2023 , 09:26
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Barclays has announced plans to close 14 more bank branches in another blow for the UK high street.
The bank will shut 11 branches across England, two in Wales and one in Scotland.
Barclays had previously announced 41 bank branch closures already this year, including five that have already shut.
The latest round of closures means 55 Barclays sites will close their doors for good this year.
Barclays customers who are worried about bank closures can access services elsewhere if they need face-to-face support.
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Customers can access certain facilities at Post Office branches including cash and cheque deposits, checking your balance and withdrawing cash.
Barclays also runs pop-up banking sites - it currently has 200 of these and has announced plans to increase this number by another 70.
In addition to this, the lender is opening new " banking pods" which are semi-permanent sites which can be moved to different towns and locations based on demand.
Finally, the bank also runs an educational and support van service for people who need financial advice on topics such as saving for a home or setting up a business.
A Barclays spokesperson said: “As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers.
“Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence though our Barclays Local network, live in over 200 locations, based in libraries, town halls, mobile vans and our new banking pods.
"We also support access to cash with our cashback without purchase service, 24-hour deposit-taking ATMs and by working alongside the Post Office and Cash Access UK.”
Banks up and down the country have been shutting their doors due to more customers shopping online - and Barclays isn't alone in closing branches.
HSBC has said it will shutter 114 banks - around a quarter of its total sites - in 2023.
Lloydsis closing 36 banks in total this year, whileNatWest currently has said it will shut 66 sites in 2023.
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You can see a full list of bank closures here.
Full list of latest Barclays closures
4 High Street, Manningtree, England, CO11 1AF - June 7, 2023
6/8 High Street, Ringwood, England, BH24 1BZ - June 8, 2023
58 High Street, Newmarket, England, CB8 8NH - June 9, 2023
10 Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, Wales, NP23 6HQ - June 9, 2023
21 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1HW - June 9, 2023
10 Yorick Road, West Mersea, Colchester, England, CO5 8HX - June 13, 2023
3 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, England, BR3 4ES - June 14, 2023
47 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF47 8DL - June 14, 2023
1 Tudor Square, West Bridgford, England, NG2 6BT - June 15, 2023
29 High Street, Mildenhall, England, IP28 7EA - June 14, 2023
21 High Street, Lymington, England, SO41 9YJ - June 15, 2023
35 Notting Hill Gate, London, England, W11 3JR - June 16, 2023
1 Station Road, Knowle, England, B93 0HW - June 16, 2023
137 Brompton Road, London, England, SW3 1QF - July 7, 2023