{"id":544,"date":"2025-10-07T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/?p=544"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:00:02","slug":"major-bank-plans-2025-2026-shutdown-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/major-bank-plans-2025-2026-shutdown-wave\/544\/","title":{"rendered":"Major bank plans a 2025\u20132026 shutdown wave \u2014 Over 200 branches set to go dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are official in a digital day of age, with an entirely new demographic group growing without the traditional media that we all knew and adored. First, we had to say goodbye to phone books,\u00a0<span class=\"M5tQyf\">paper maps, VHS tapes,<\/span> CDs and DVDs, and traditional mail. Now, a major bank plans a shutdown wave from 2025 to 2026, with over 200 branches set to go dark. Could this be <strong>the beginning of the end<\/strong> of in-person experiences and direct face-to-face services as we know them?<\/p>\n<h2>A growing trend of shutting down in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>The UK has been experiencing a significant trend of shutdown, a trend that continues to grow, especially across the banking sector. Britons will have to say goodbye to traditional banking services as more branches are experiencing closures as a result of the <strong>shifting preference for digital banking solutions<\/strong>. This preference shift has caused a significant decline in in-person services.<\/p>\n<p>According to a major bank&#8217;s spokesperson, the banking group is planning this shutdown wave, as more than 21 million of its customers prefer to manage their money with the bank&#8217;s app. The closures are part of the banking group&#8217;s measures to provide its customers with the best digital experience possible, with more service choices than ever before.<\/p>\n<h2>A major bank is planning a 2025-2026 shutdown wave<\/h2>\n<p>This banking group is none other than the Lloyds Banking Group, and the banking parent group&#8217;s shutdown wave will include Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland branches. Nearly 218 branches will have been shut down by the end of 2025, with 71 more closures scheduled for 2026, marking a significant amount of <strong>289 branches that customers will have to say goodbye to by the end of 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lloyds Bank, any employee who has been affected by the latest branch closure round will have the option to work in an alternative role within the company, either at a different branch or in another part of the business. Along with the branch closures,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/barcode-cash-deposits-land-in-the-uk\/306\/\"> this major bank will be the first to launch a barcode cash deposit initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The full list of branch closures in 2025 and 2026<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report by Express, the following<strong> full list of additional Lloyds branches still expected to close<\/strong> in 2025 includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halifax branch closures\n<ul>\n<li>Carmarthen &#8211; 6 October<\/li>\n<li>Hayes &#8211; 6 October<\/li>\n<li>Southport &#8211; 7 October<\/li>\n<li>Kingswood &#8211; 8 October<\/li>\n<li>Folkestone &#8211; 9 October<\/li>\n<li>Crewe &#8211; 14 October<\/li>\n<li>Sittingbourne &#8211; 15 October<\/li>\n<li>Mold \u2013 October 16<\/li>\n<li>Hove \u2013 October 20<\/li>\n<li>Telford \u2013 October 22<\/li>\n<li>Bexleyheath \u2013 October 23<\/li>\n<li>Derby East Street \u2013 October 23<\/li>\n<li>Stevenage Queensway \u2013 October 23<\/li>\n<li>Blackpool Lytham Road \u2013 October 29<\/li>\n<li>Eltham \u2013 October 29<\/li>\n<li>Hexham \u2013 5 November<\/li>\n<li>Sleaford \u2013 6 November<\/li>\n<li>Wickford \u2013 10 November<\/li>\n<li>Bolton \u2013 20 November<\/li>\n<li>Manchester Stretford \u2013 15 October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 14 more expected for 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lloyds branch closures\n<ul>\n<li>Tooting &#8211; 8 October<\/li>\n<li>Southall &#8211; 15 October<\/li>\n<li>Kidderminster &#8211; 16 October<\/li>\n<li>Bury \u2013 21 October<\/li>\n<li>Walthamstow \u2013 22 October<\/li>\n<li>Coventry Foleshill \u2013 4 November<\/li>\n<li>Dunstable \u2013 4 November<\/li>\n<li>Feltham \u2013 4 November<\/li>\n<li>Plymstock \u2013 4 November<\/li>\n<li>Biggleswade \u2013 5 November<\/li>\n<li>Hexham \u2013 5 November<\/li>\n<li>Newton Heath, Manchester \u2013 5 November<\/li>\n<li>Bishopsworth, Bristol \u2013 6 November<\/li>\n<li>Blandford Forum \u2013 10\u00a0November<\/li>\n<li>Chard \u2013 11 November<\/li>\n<li>Woodhouse, Sheffield \u2013 11 November<\/li>\n<li>Shipston-on-Stour \u2013 11 November<\/li>\n<li>East Grinstead \u2013 12 November<\/li>\n<li>Loughton \u2013 12 November<\/li>\n<li>Falmouth \u2013 13 November<\/li>\n<li>Ferndown \u2013 17 November<\/li>\n<li>Leominster \u2013 18 November<\/li>\n<li>Pontardawe \u2013 19 November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 40 more expected for 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bank of Scotland branch closures\n<ul>\n<li>Edinburgh Corstorphine \u2013 29 October<\/li>\n<li>Pitlochry \u2013 30 October<\/li>\n<li>Thornhill \u2013 3 November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 17 more expected for 2026. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/bank-of-scotland-is-closing-branches\/297\/\"> impact of the Bank of Scotland branch closures will be felt in Glasgow<\/a>. Thankfully, 11 new banking hubs will be established by Link to provide essential banking services in impacted communities.<\/p>\n<p>Just like traditional media, at least we will always have memories of traditional banking services before they are gone for good. Remember, change is the only constant in life, and while it may be difficult to embrace, the process could be made easier by staying up to date and <strong>understanding how it could affect you<\/strong> in the future. To stay up to date with the latest news regarding the branch shutdown wave, please have a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lloydsbank.com\/help-guidance\/everyday-banking\/banking-near-you\/branch-closures.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official statement from Lloyds Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: Our coverage of events affecting companies is purely informative and descriptive. Under no circumstances does it seek to promote an opinion or create a trend, nor can it be taken as investment advice or a recommendation of any kind.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are official in a digital day of age, with an entirely new demographic group growing without the traditional media that we all knew and adored. First, we had to say goodbye to phone books,\u00a0paper maps, VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs, and traditional mail. Now, a major bank plans a shutdown wave from 2025 to &#8230; <a title=\"Major bank plans a 2025\u20132026 shutdown wave \u2014 Over 200 branches set to go dark\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/major-bank-plans-2025-2026-shutdown-wave\/544\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Major bank plans a 2025\u20132026 shutdown wave \u2014 Over 200 branches set to go dark\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}