Bank confirms Yorkshire closures

Several Yorkshire branches of Lloyds Banking Group will be closed as part of the latest round of cuts announced by the bank which will see 1,230 jobs cut across the UK.

A total of 49 branches have been earmarked for closure; 41 across Lloyds and eight across Halifax. In Yorkshire, the Hull Derringham Lloyds branch will shut. Halifax branches in Sowerby Bridge and York Davygate will also be closed.

Lloyds says it is creating 925 jobs and existing staff will be redeployed wherever possible.

The bank has been reducing the size of its network as customers have switched to online and telephone banking.

Lloyds said the banks affected in the latest round of closures all have a Post Office within short walking distance, where banking services will be available.

In a statement, the bank said: “The changes in roles are in line with our plan to adapt to and meet the changing needs of our customers.

“Today’s announcement involves making difficult decisions, and we are committed to working through these changes in a careful and sensitive way.”