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Map reveals all the TSB bank branches shutting this year after string of closures
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TSB is set to close eight bank branches across the UK this year, with the map below revealing which locations are impacted.
All eight branches will close on May 15, including in Bude, Crook and Aylsham. One in Flint, Wales, is also shutting.
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The more than 200-year-old bank closed 28 sites in September last year in London, Torquay and Edinburgh, Scotland.
All 36 closures were announced last May, when TSB said it was also planning to cull 250 jobs from its fraud and central operations departments, as well as the branches earmarked for closure.
At the time, a spokesperson said: "Our customers are now doing most of their banking digitally, and we need to move to a better balance of digital and face-to-face services.
"We remain committed to a national branch network and through innovation and integration with video, telephone, digital, branch and other face-to-face services TSB customers have more ways to bank with us than ever before."
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TSB has said it will open six new banking pop-ups in Lerwick, Stornoway, Aylsham, Bude, Flint and Tenbury Wells.
The bank also said two TSB pods will be opened in Workington and Torquay, offering an ATM service as well as advice on product and banking queries.
TSB will have 175 branches across the UK after the latest round of closures.
In September 2020, the bank said it would close 164 branches, resulting in 900 job losses.
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In November 2021, it announced plans to close 70 more bank branches, leaving 150 people redundant.
Hover over the map below to find out if your TSB branch is one of eight closing in May.
The closures from TSB come as other big lenders shutter hundreds of branches between them as customers turn to digital banking.
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland are set to close nearly 300 this year.
The three banks, all part of Lloyds Banking Group, confirmed they would close 136 branches between May 2025 and March 2026.
Combined with the 53 already earmarked for closure, customers can expect to see almost 200 branches shut their doors for good.
According to Which?, around 6,100 bank and building society branches have closed since January 2015 across the UK, or are due to close by the end of this year.
This is equivalent to 61% of branches that existed 10 years ago.
Barclays has shuttered, or will shutter, the biggest amount of sites, closing almost 1,200 across the UK.
NatWest is next with 854 and then Lloyds and HSBC with 747 and 743, respectively.
Banks have cited reduced customer footfall and a trend towards digital banking as two of the main reasons for closing branches.
But the loss of sites on the high street can cause a headache for locals who still require a physical branch.
Research has found around 39% of people over 65 did not use online banking and were at "high risk of financial exclusion".
While a survey conducted by Which? last year found more than half of disabled or impaired people had negatively been impacted by bank closures.
Customers being forgotten
Customers are being forgotten, writes The Sun's Head of Consumer, Tara Evans.
With branches closing and online banking taking over, customers can be left feeling cut off.
We wrote about forgotten customers back in July on our Sun Money pages in our weekly newspaper section.
People like David Elkins, 82, a retired service engineer from Calne, Wilts, who saw his HSBC branch close in 2023 and had to travel ten miles to the next nearest.
He has a kidney issue and needs frequent dialysis, making it impractical.
Banking hubs are emerging as a solution to address the gaps left by widespread closures - but there are not enough of them.
There are plans for 146 of these, but so far there are only 60.
You can use one of the Post Office’s 11,635 branches to perform basic banking tasks, but they don’t allow you to open or close accounts for example.
What to do if your local bank branch closes
If a recent bank or building society closure has left you without one nearby, you have some alternatives.
You can carry out most basic banking tasks at your nearest Post Office, although you won't be able to apply for a loan or open a new bank account there.
You can find your nearest Post Office branch by using the locator tool on its website.
Some banks offer a mobile banking service - a bus that comes to your area offering services you can usually get at a physical branch.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
It's worth contacting your bank to see what services they have available, and when they might next be in your area.
If you're thinking about giving online banking a go, comparison website Uswitch has a useful guide on all the need to knows.
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You could also switch your current account to a bank or building society that has branches closer to you.
You can switch current accounts for free, in most cases, through the Current Account Switch Service (CASS).
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