The branch in Newton Aycliffe Picture: GOOGLE BARCLAYS has responded after facing calls to reconsider the closure of a branch in County Durham later this year. The branch on Beveridge Way in Newton Aycliffe town centre is set to close its doors for the last time on June 23. Blaming a "sustained fall" in branch visits, Barclays has said that more than four fifths of its customers in Newton Aycliffe now use "different ways" to bank. Barclays has this week faced calls from residents, including Durham County Council's Councillor Carl Marshall, to "urgently review" its plans for closure. In his letter to Barclays Cllr Marshall, the cabinet portfolio holder for economic regeneration, said the closure comes as the area is seeing business and residental growth.