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Levi Winchester Money Editor & Jacob Farr

Edinburgh and East Lothian branches among 13 bank closures across Scotland

Two major high street banks have announced that they will be closing physical stores in the capital and East Lothian.

Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland have both announced that they will be closing branches this year.

The banks, along with TSB, HSBC, Barclays and Virgin, are expected to close around 80 branches across the UK in the near future.

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According to Which?, financial institutions are closing en masse as they move their services online, potentially isolating vulnerable and elderly customers in the process.

The consumer champion adds that around 5,500 banks and building society physical stores have closed since 2015, the Mirror reports.

Around 13 of the 80 branch closures are expected to be in Scotland with the Bank of Scotland closing their 300 Lawnmarket Edinburgh branch on July 26 whilst RBS is set to close their 36 High Street Tranent branch on Jluy 27.

List of Scottish Branch Closures:

Bank of Scotland

19 Roman Road, Bearsden, Scotland, G61 2SP - July 25, 2023

300 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2PH - July 26, 2023

236 Albert Drive, Pollokshields, G41 2NL - July 27, 2023

389 North Deeside Road, Cults, Scotland, AB15 9SX - August 14, 2023

TSB

Bank Street, Aberfeldy, Scotland, PH15 2BB - May 16, 2023

1 Braidcraft Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G53 5EU - May 17, 2023

1 Broad Street, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1HE - May 24, 2023

RBS

36 High Street, Tranent, Scotland, EH33 1HQ - July 27, 2023

8 Church Street, Johnstone, Scotland, PA5 8DX - August 15, 2023

HSBC

25-29 Murraygate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 2EE - May 30, 2023

2-6 Murray Place, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 2DD - June 6, 2023

Barclays

21 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, Scotland, G66 1HW - June 9, 2023

Virgin Money

30 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2HL - June 2, 2023

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