Lloyds Bank in Whickham will shut in September, the latest casualty in the bank's national closures programme.
The news came as Lloyds Banking Group announced 20 more Lloyds and eight more Halifax branches will close across the UK between August and November this year. The nearest Lloyds branch to Whickham after September will be Wesley Court, in Blaydon, or High Street, Gateshead.
The move follows the banking group's closure of 48 branches between January and April this year and the announcement in March that a further 60 branches will close between June and September. Collectively, the three announcements mean customers will lose access to 85 Lloyds Bank branches, 32 Halifax outlets, and 19 Bank of Scotland branches by the end of this year.
