NatWest announces closure of Cheshire banks as axe falls on 57 UK branches

Josh Pennington
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NatWest has today announced 53 more high street bank closures as more and more branches close amid customers opting to use online banking.
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NatWest is closing four branches in Cheshire, amid a mass nationwide shutdown of 57 sites. The high street bank has promised to give at least 12 weeks notice to customers as it prepares to shut up shop in multiple UK locations.

On the list of 57 bank branches to close down are four across Cheshire - in Ellesmere Port, scheduled to close on June 4, Wilmslow, closing on May 20, Nantwich, to close on June 19, and Widnes, closing on May 8.

The bank is directing customers to their nearest branches in nearby cities and towns, with Ellesmere Port customers told to travel to Chester, those who had banked at the Wilmslow branch directed to Altrincham, Nantwich customers directed to Crewe, and Widnes branch customers asked to move their banking to Warrington.

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The move comes as more customers turn to online banking. However it has meant older customers can struggle to deal with their finances.

Over the past two years the NatWest Group closed almost 70 branches. And since 2015, the firm, which also includes the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has closed more than 1,400 outlets.

Confirming the closures NatWest Group said: "The way people bank with us has changed dramatically in recent years, with an increased demand for mobile and online services as customers benefit from a faster and easier way to bank. While we respond to that demand, we recognise our responsibility to provide customers who feel less able to make use of these services with support for the change.

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"That’s why we are communicating with our customers affected by the closure and proactively contacting vulnerable customers and regular branch users. We must review our branches and make sure they are in locations where customers use them most."

It added: "We are committed to providing our customers with 12 weeks notice of a branch closure announcement." It said further details including the exact closing date would be available through a poster displayed in branch, or via a closure guide available in branch or online.

Here is the full list of the 57 branches which are to go. You can find further details on when each one is closing and what it means for customer by clicking on the branch listed below or via the NatWest website.

Full list of branches closing

Accrington branch (PDF, 773 KB)

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Aintree Black Bull branch (PDF, 774KB)

Alfreton & Clay Cross branch (PDF, 774 KB)

Allenton Derby branch (PDF, 774KB)

Basford branch (PDF, 773KB)

Beverley branch (PDF, 774KB)

Bishop Auckland branch (PDF, 775KB)

Bridlington branch (PDF, 775KB)

Cannock branch (PDF, 773KB)

Chapel Allerton branch (PDF, 773KB)

Chingford branch (PDF, 325 KB)

Cleveleys branch (PDF, 773KB)

Cross Gates branch (PDF, 772KB)

Denton Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne branch (PDF, 774KB)

Dewsbury branch (PDF, 774KB)

Eanam branch (PDF, 773KB)

Ellesmere Port Town Centre branch (PDF, 775KB)

Farnborough North branch (PDF, 333 KB)

Farnworth branch (PDF, 773KB)

Garstang branch (PDF, 774KB)

Goole branch (PDF, 775KB)

Hazel Grove branch (PDF, 774KB)

Heaton Chapel branch (PDF, 773KB)

Hollinwood branch (PDF, 773KB)

Hunter's Bar Sheffield branch (PDF, 774KB)

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Keighley branch (PDF, 775KB)

Leek branch (PDF, 774KB)

Leyland branch (PDF, 773KB)

Long Eaton branch (PDF, 773KB)

Longton Staffs branch (PDF, 773KB)

Louth branch (PDF, 774KB)

Manchester Portland Street branch (PDF, 773KB)

Mansfield branch (PDF, 774KB)

Market Drayton branch (PDF, 784KB)

Mexborough branch (PDF, 775KB)

Middleton branch (PDF, 773KB)

Morley branch (PDF, 773KB)

Nantwich branch (PDF, 773KB)

Newark branch (PDF, 775KB)

Notting Hill Gate branch (PDF, 451KB)

Rawtenstall branch (PDF, 772KB)

Rochdale branch (PDF, 774KB)

South Kensington Station branch (PDF, 316KB)

St. Annes-on-Sea branch (PDF, 773KB)

Stafford Greengate branch (PDF, 773KB)

Stockton on Tees branch (PDF, 774KB)

Trafford Park branch (PDF, 781KB)

Urmston branch (PDF, 773KB)

Uttoxeter branch (PDF, 775KB)

Wallasey Precinct branch (PDF, 773KB)

Washington Town Centre branch (PDF, 774KB)

West Bridgford branch (PDF, 774KB)

Widnes branch (PDF, 772KB)

Willerby & Kirk Ella branch (PDF, 773KB)

Wilmslow branch (PDF, 773KB)

Windermere branch (PDF, 773KB)

Worksop branch (PDF, 775KB)

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