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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jessica Murray Midlands Correspondent

‘People are devastated’: anger and anxiety as Peak District loses its last bank

All Saints church and the surrounding area in Bakewell, in the Derbyshire Dales
All Saints church and the surrounding area in Bakewell, in the Derbyshire Dales. Photograph: Alexey Fedoren/Getty

It’s midday on a Friday and a sizeable queue has formed inside the NatWest branch in Bakewell, the last remaining bank in the whole of the Peak District.

The two staff members on duty are dealing with a stream of customers including elderly people with queries, people cashing cheques and business owners collecting change for their shops.

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