Lloyds Bank to close 100 branches including those run by Halifax and Bank of Scotland with the loss of 325 jobs

LLOYDS Bank has confirmed the closure of 100 branches across the UK by the end of October with the loss of 325 jobs.

The closures are part a previous announcement made by the bank in July last year.

So far, the bank has completed 225 of the closures announced as part of its plan to close 400 by the end of this year.

";These branch closures – previously announced in July 2016 - are in response to changing customer behaviour, and the reduced number of transactions being made in branches," a spokesman said.

As a result of the closures the bank announced 325 job losses as part of the restructure of some of the management roles in the bank's network.

The closures will affect 54 Lloyds branches, 22 Halifax branches and 24 Bank of Scotland branches.

The Sun Online has asked Lloyds Bank for the full list of branches set to close and will update this article as soon as we have them.

Earlier this week the bank announced a new string of "micro branches" with no counters and as few as two staff in each one.

The tiny futuristic sites will typically be just 45ft by 45ft, with potentially hundreds rolled out across the UK in the coming years.

Mortgage advisers will also be on hand to help via video link.

A spokesman from Lloyds Bank said: Our branches will continue to play a vital role in our multi-channel approach to meeting the full range of customer needs, and we expect to continue to have the biggest branch network in the UK.

"As we continue to make investment in our network, we will further expand the mobile branch fleet across Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank, with the addition of nine new mobile branches.

"This will provide continuity of services in some of those areas affected by branch closures, alongside other ways to access banking locally.

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