Lloyds Bank announces branch closure

THE Lloyds Bank branch in Studley is set to close in July.

The closure was announced this week, just a matter of days after the town's HSBC branch closed.

It is not known how many people work at there.

Franziska Empl Buchanan, who set up the petition to try to save HSBC, said of the Lloyds closure: "I think it is very disappointing but not unexpected.

"One of the fears about HSBC closing was that other businesses would follow suit, in particular Lloyds, and it hasn't taken long for this to come to fruition.

"It is a particular blow when Lloyds had reassured councillors only a matter of weeks ago that they had no plans for closure."

The Studley branch is one of three in the West Midlands on the list of 21 nationwide that will shut this summer.

The other two are Selly Oak in Birmingham and Wylde Green in Sutton Coldfield.