The 'avalanche' of bank closures across Greater Manchester and the UK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNearly 1,500 banks in the UK have either shut their doors or announced their intention to close since February 2022. That's nearly two a DAY across the country.
While the regions hit by the most closures are London (67 closures); Scotland (62); and the south east (48), Greater Manchester has also been heavily impacted.
Around 40 banks have permanently closed their branches in the region over the last two years. That's significantly more than in Yorkshire and the Humber (35); and Wales (27), which are also some of the worst-hit. READ MORE: She kept needing the toilet but didn't think anything of it...
then the horrific reality hit her The number of bank branches has been on a steady decline for a decade, with 6,000 branches closed since 2015, according to Which?.
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