Claim closure of Tain TSB branch shows ‘total disregard’ for challenges faced by rural north communities
Residents of a Highland burgh have been dealt a “slap in the face” as TSB confirms the closure of its branch.
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TSB reveals locations of 82 planned branch closures
Around 370 jobs will be hit in a round of branch closures, TSB said as it revealed the locations of all 82 sites set to shut next year.
Call for action on bank closures as Sutherland left with just one branch
A north Highland MP has called for urgent action to stem the dramatic rundown of bank branches in his constituency.
Rural communities hit hardest, as nearly half of Scotland’s banks close in past decade
A new report has revealed that nearly half of Scotland’s banks have closed over the past 10 years, with people in rural communities hit the hardest.
Cash machine operator in Moray town brands situation ‘a disgrace’ while struggling to keep ATM stocked up
A Moray businessman has branded the banking situation in the town as a “disgrace” after it was left cashless for days.
Campaigners in Moray retain ‘glimmer of hope’ banking may return to town as last branch shuts its doors
Campaigners in Moray who have been fighting to keep the last bank in their community believe their cause still has a “glimmer of hope”.
Bank bosses urged to open ‘banking hub’ in the Highlands
Bank bosses have been urged to pool resources and open a "banking hub" in the Highlands after a series of branch closures.
‘We may as well go back to bartering salmon for a bag of peats’ says MP as senior minister issues ‘call to arms’ over bank branch closures
A senior UK minister has called on banks to consider rural communities when closing branches after cross-party pressure from Scottish MPs.
Ministers told to ‘force’ banks to provide local branches
Banks should be "forced" to provide local branches, a powerful group of MPs has advised.
Bank bosses accused of ‘giving up’ on rural communities
Bank bosses have been accused of "giving up" on rural communities after branches have continued to close.
Bank campaigners in Moray believe region is ‘perfect example’ to buck national branch closure trend
Campaigners fighting to preserve the last bank that serves four Moray communities believe the area is the “perfect example” to buck national branch closure trends.
Calls for new watchdog to ensure banks provide cash access for rural areas
Nearly 300 cash machines have been withdrawn across Scotland during the last year prompting fears consumers could soon be facing an “uphill battle” to get money.
Save our banks battle continues as MP takes it to Westminster
The battle to save two of Moray's banks from closure will now reach London, as the region's MP takes the cause to Westminster.
Post offices appeal for help to cope with strain caused by bank closures
Calls have been made for extra support for post offices across the north-east that have been left to plug the gap left by bank closures.
Senior citizen charity opposes bank closures in Moray amid scam fears
A charity that supports pensioners has urged a national banking chain to drop proposals to shut branches in Moray.
Artist hopes for brush with success with former RBS bank in the Highlands
A discarded bank on a Highland high street has been given a new lease of life, as an art gallery.
Councillors voice disappointment at RBS closures across north-east
Disappointment is high as it’s emerged mobile bank van services may be kept from rural town centres as Royal Bank of Scotland branches close.
RBS plans to bring in community bankers labelled ‘PR exercise’ by community leaders
Angry north residents have dismissed RBS’s plans to introduce community bankers in areas facing imminent branch closures as a “PR exercise”.
RBS accused of lying to MPs about digital targets for staff
RBS bosses have been accused of lying to MPs amidst claims staff at banks poised for closure have continued to be set targets on convincing customers to go digital.
Union urges harder fight on bank closures
MSPs are giving up too easily on the fight against branch closures, a union has claimed.
RBS closures branded “economic vandalism”
Labour MSP Richard Leonard has branded plans to close RBS branches in the north as ‘economic vandalism’ against rural communities.
North community leaders angered by cuts to mobile bank van services
North community leaders have erupted in fury after it emerged that RBS will slash its mobile bank van services amid a raft of branch closures.
MSP backs calls to investigate rural bank closures
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has backed calls from a leading Scottish Parliament committee to investigate the impact of bank closures on rural and remote communities.
North-east campaigners “galvanised” after stay of execution for 10 RBS branches
Campaigners battling to avert the closure of two north-east banks have said a decision to keep 10 branches open across Scotland has “galvanised” support.
VIDEO: Watch the SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford’s reaction after RBS gives reprieve to four north branches
RBS has reversed a decision to close four bank branches in the north of Scotland.
MPs set up showdown with minister over closures
Scottish Conservatives are set for crisis talks with a Treasury minister over plans by taxpayer-owned RBS to axe dozens of bank branches.
RBS closures condemned as “absolutely sickening” by MP
Plans to axe more than 60 RBS branches across Scotland have been condemned as “absolutely sickening” by Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil.
Ministerial meeting on RBS closures rescheduled after reshuffle
A meeting between north-east Conservatives and a Treasury minister on RBS bank closures was scuppered by the cabinet reshuffle.
Lesley Laird: Time for banks to show they have changed
It’s hard to be sure of the precise moment when a high street dies.
Lib Dem to table early day motion to Save Our Banks
An early day motion to halt rural bank closures will be tabled in the Commons by Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone.
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Why I am backing the P&J’s Save Our Banks campaign’
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today backed the Press and Journal’s Save Our Banks campaign.
Council leader joins fight to reverse bank closures
Highland Council’s leader says she will give it her “best shot” to reverse RBS’s decision to close a raft of branches across the north, as she called on the UK Government for help.