Call for rethink on HSBC bank closure

Banking giant HSBC has been urged to reconsider its decision to close a bank near the Shropshire border.

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During a Welsh Assembly debate on bank closures, North Wales AM Mark Isherwood called on the firm to consider the impact of closures on constituents, especially in Chirk, which he said has half a million visitors each year.

Mr Isherwood, who is a qualified banker, referred to the planned closure of HSBC's Chirk and Ruabon branches, both of which will leave the towns without a bank.