Lloyds blamed the decision to shut the branches on customers shifting away from banking in person to using mobile services. Transactions across these branches fell

Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, is set to close 136 branches between May this year and March 2026 as more customers opt to bank online or via mobile apps. This latest round of closures adds to previous announcements,

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches are set to close as the banking group accelerates shift to digital and mobile banking, it says. Find out if your local is affected

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to close 136 more high street branches as it accelerates cost cutting and digitises the bank

Sadness has been expressed that Southsea is set to lose its last bank after Lloyds announced that it would be closing its branch in that area of the city.

Lloyds Banking Group will shut 136 branches in the United Kingdom to match customers' transition to digital banking but will not cut jobs, the lender said on Wednesday.

The closures announced by Lloyds Banking Group will include 61 Lloyds branches, 61 Halifax branches, and 14 Bank of Scotland branches, with the shutdowns scheduled between May 2025 and March 2026.

The banking giant has announced it is closing 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax, and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026. The closures come weeks after Lloyds said it would allow customers of Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland to use stores across any of its brands for in-person banking.

It will close 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026 - the banking giant has not confirmed which bank branches will be affected in this round of cl

Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 136 branches by March next year, arguing that customers are increasingly using digital channels for their day-to-day banking. It is the latest in a string of branch closures,