{"id":20958,"date":"2026-02-11T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=20958"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:48:30","slug":"more-bank-of-scotland-branches-due-to-close-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=20958","title":{"rendered":"More Bank of Scotland branches due to close \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie.png\" alt=\"Bank of Scotland\" class=\"wp-image-148014 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie.png\" alt=\"Bank of Scotland\" class=\"wp-image-148014 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bank-of-Scotland-Blairgowrie-600x431.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bank of Scotland branch in Blairgowrie (pic: Terry Murden \/ DB Media Services)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">More Bank of Scotland branches will close as part of a further cull by parent company Lloyds Banking Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The group said 53 Lloyds, 31 Halifax and 11 Bank of Scotland\u00a0sites would shut between May this year and March 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The latest batch of branch closures is in addition to an ongoing closure programme by the bank which will see 49 shut by October, leaving the group with 610.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A spokesperson for Lloyds said: \u201cCustomers want the freedom to bank in the way that works for them and we offer more choice and ways to manage money than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">More than 21 million customers use Lloyds\u2019 apps as their main way to bank, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The latest branches to close in Scotland are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Aberdeen, Bridge Of Don<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Balivanich<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Blairgowrie<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Broughty Ferry<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Glasgow, Baillieston<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Haddington<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Kelso<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Lochgilphead<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Penicuik, John Street<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Rutherglen<\/li>\n<li>Bank of Scotland \u2013 Stonehaven<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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