Barclays delays bank closure in Main Street, Leiston, while new hub is set up
The closure of a bank in a Suffolk town has been postponed to allow more time for a new hub to be set up.
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The closure of a bank in a Suffolk town has been postponed to allow more time for a new hub to be set up.
A new banking hub will be set up in Leiston when the town's Barclays branch closes on May 17, cash machine operator LINK has confirmed.
A prospective parliamentary candidate has accused Barclays of 'palming off' customers over plans to open a Barclays Local in Leiston in Suffolk.
Customers will have to travel 25 miles to the next nearest branch.
Residents and customers turned out in force on Saturday to protest about the closure of Barclays in Leiston - the last rural branch between Ipswich…