Barclays has announced its branch on Wallsend's High Street West is to close.
The bank, which is located in the Forum Shopping Centre and has traded since 1969, will cease operations on Wednesday, November 16. It comes at a time when customers are increasingly choosing to bank online and branches across the country continue to close.
In May this year, ChronicleLive reported on the closure of Barclays branches in Gateshead and Chester-le-Street, as the company said it was closing 40 banks around the UK in response to changing banking habits and the fact 70% of its business can be done digitally.
