Scotland Santander branches among 111 to permanently close across the country
Santander has confirmed it will permanently close 111 branches in the UK – including four in Scotland.
By Katharine Hay
Published 25th Mar 2021, 10:42 BST
Updated 25th Mar 2021, 12:18 BST
A man using a cash machine outside a branch of Santander in central London. Santander has announced it will be permanently closing 111 branches in the UK picture: John Stillwell/PA
Bosses said the coronavirus pandemic has caused changes in customer behaviour, driving them toward online banking.
The bank said all affected stores will close by by the end of August this year.
The Edinburgh branch at 356 Morningside Road will permanently shut on 29 July with two closing in Glasgow at 110 Kilmarnock Road on July 8 and 147 Sauchiehall Street on 24 June and another in 25-27 High Street in Dalkeith 22 July.
The closures will leave a network of 452 branches and the majority of those closing are less than three miles away from another branch, with the furthest being five miles away.
Santander said it expects to find alternative roles for a significant number of staff affected by the announcement.
Adam Bishop, head of branches at Santander, said: "Branch usage by customers has fallen considerably over recent years so we have made the difficult decision to consolidate our presence in areas where we have multiple branches relatively close together.
"We will provide every support to customers of closing branches to find alternative ways to bank with us that best suit their individual needs. ‘We are also working alongside our unions to support colleagues through these changes and to find alternative roles for those impacted wherever possible.
"We continue to believe that branches have an important role to play and we expect the size of our network to remain stable for the foreseeable future.”
Here is a full list of the branch closures across the UK:
Scotland:
Dalkeith 25-27 High Street, Dalkeith EH22 1LD22 July 2021
West Wickham 30 High Street, West Wickham BR4 0SN15 July 2021
West Worthing 37 Goring Road, Worthing BN12 4AR15 July 2021
Weybridge 9 High Street, Weybridge KT13 8ED15 July 2021
Wibsey 9 Folly Hall Road, Wibsey BD6 1UL24 June 2021
Wickford 18A High Street, Wickford SS12 9AZ8 July 2021
Windsor 97 Peascod Road, Windsor SL4 1AZ5 August 2021
Winton 330 Wimborne Road, Winton BH9 2HP22 July 2021
Wokingham 12 Broad Street, Wokingham RG40 1AB8 July 2021
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