Bishop's Castle's Barclays Bank branch to close in June
Barclays Bank in Bishop's Castle is to close – leaving the town's high street with just one major bank.
Barclays Bank in Bishop's Castle is to close – leaving the town's high street with just one major bank.
Officials at Barclays have confirmed the branch will close on June 29.
They have blamed dwindling customer numbers for their decision.
Customers are being offered the chance to transfer their accounts to neighbouring branches in Craven Arms, Church Stretton and Knighton.
The closure will leave HSBC as the sole major bank in High Street in the town.
Adrian Davies, Barclays retail area director for Shropshire, said the decision had been taken to close the branch due to 'low customer use'.
He said: "The decision to close Bishop's Castle branch has not been taken lightly and we appreciate that it may inconvenience some customers.
"We will work hard to minimise the impact on customers."
Mr Davies added: "There will be no job losses from this closure – all staff will be relocated to other local branches."