Lloyds Bank has announced plans to close a further 66 branches across the UK.

In total, 48 Lloyds Bank branches and 18 Halifax locations will close between August and November this year.

It comes after the banking group closed 28 sites between January and April this year.

More than 140 branches will be closing in 2022, and 13 will be shutting their doors in January.

A spokesman for Lloyds said visit to these branches have fallen by 60% in the last five years, on average, and by 85% in some locations.

The banking giant said it was aiming to support staff impacted and to move those who wanted to stay with the bank to a new role.

Russell Galley, Director of Consumer Relationships at Lloyds Banking Group said: “Alongside our digital, online and telephone services, we'll continue to invest in our branches, but they need to be in the right places, where they're well-used.”

For each branch which will close, Lloyds said there will be a free cash machine or Post Office within one mile, so affected customers can still access their cash.

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It blamed the closures on more customers using online banking services rather than high street branches.

Other big banks planning to shut shop include HBSC, which is set to close 30 branches.

HSBC announced the closure of 69 bank branches earlier this year – it had already shut 82 branches last year. 

Typically if there are no banks in a town, you should be able to do some basic banking in your local post office. 

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Many banks also offer a mobile banking service.

This is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.

You should call up your bank to see if its runs a banking bus and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.

Other banks use buildings such as a village hall or library to offer mobile banking services.

Some 4,685 bank branches have closed since 2015.

The full list of closures are as follows:

Lloyds Bromyard
Lloyds Chigwell
Lloyds Catterick Garrison
Lloyds Malvern Link
Lloyds Redruth
Lloyds Lutterworth
Lloyds Palmers Green
Lloyds Cheadle
Lloyds Lytham St Annes
Lloyds New Ollerton
Lloyds London
Halifax Warminster
Lloyds Axminster
Lloyds Barton-on-Humber
Lloyds Belper
Lloyds Sheffield
Lloyds Reading
Lloyds New Romney
Halifax Stowmarket
Lloyds London
Halifax Newry
Lloyds Birmingham
Lloyds Sheffield
Lloyds Billericay
Halifax Hitchin
Halifax Ripon
Lloyds Immingham
Lloyds London
Halifax London
Lloyds Birmingham
Lloyds Rothbury
Halifax Whitchurch
Lloyds London
Halifax Dorking
Halifax Mitcham
Lloyds London
Lloyds Purley
Halifax Rawtenstall
Halifax Retford
Halifax Tiverton
Lloyds Tonbridge
Halifax Stroud
Halifax London
Lloyds Aldridge
Lloyds Sandbach
Lloyds West Wickham
Lloyds Darlaston
Halifax Windsor
Lloyds Wootton Bassett
Halifax Ruislip
Lloyds Guisborough
Lloyds Cheddar
Lloyds Cinderford
Halifax Coleraine
Lloyds Cleobury Mortimer
Lloyds Pwllheli
Lloyds Caldicot
Lloyds Llandrindod Wells
Lloyds Holyhead
Lloyds Wallingford
Lloyds Bishop's Waltham
Lloyds Helston
Halifax Birmingham
Lloyds Looe
Lloyds Slaithwaite
Lloyds Welshpool

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