Three Dorset Lloyds branches named in closure plans

The Banking Group's shutting 136 High Street sites across the country

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 29th Jan 2025
Last updated 30th Jan 2025

Lloyds Banking Group is to shut 136 more high street branches, including three in Dorset, as it accelerates plans to cut costs and digitise the bank.

The plans will see the business close 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax and 14 Bank of Scotland branches between May this year and March 2026.

The list includes branches in:

  • Dorchester, to close on June 19th
  • Blandford, to shut on November 10th
  • Ferndown, to close on November 17th

The closure plan comes weeks after Lloyds shook up its branch business to allow customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to use stores across any of its brands for in-person banking.

It said that all workers at the affected branches will be offered jobs elsewhere in the company.

Lloyds blamed the decision to shut the branches on customers shifting away from banking in person to using mobile services.

Transactions across these branches fell by an average of 48% over the past five years as customers used its app more for payments, Lloyds said.

A spokeswoman for the business said: "Over 20 million customers are using our apps for on-demand access to their money and customers have more choice and flexibility than ever for their day-to-day banking.

"Alongside our apps, customers can also use telephone banking, visit a community banker or use any Halifax, Lloyds or Bank of Scotland branch, giving access to many more branches.

"Customers can also do their everyday banking at over 11,000 branches of the Post Office or in a Banking Hub."

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