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Barclays Old Hill branch is heading for closure

Barclays has announced it will close its Old Hill branch later this year.

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The bank in Halesowen Road will shut in November.

Barclays has already revealed plans to close sites in Lower Gornal and Hagley, sparking widespread opposition.

Bosses said they had taken the decision due to a fall in customers and the fact there are other branches nearby.

Barclays Community leader Raj Dhaliwal said: "The way customers undertake their banking is changing as people increasingly use online, telephone and mobile devices. "We must therefore evolve the shape and size of our branch network in response to changing customer behaviour.

"At the Old Hill branch, customer usage has declined by seven per cent in the last year alone and a large proportion of our customers regularly use other nearby branches, which is why we have taken the difficult decision to close the branch on November 13."

No staff will lose their jobs.

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