Lloyds blamed the decision to shut the branches on customers shifting away from banking in person to using mobile services. Transactions across these branches fell

Lloyds Banking Group will shut 136 branches in the United Kingdom to match customers' transition to digital banking but will not cut jobs, the lender said on Wednesday. Lloyds shut several branches in the past few years across England and some in Wales,

Lloyds is closing 136 more branches, following a trend of banks reducing physical locations as app usage rises.

Lloyds blamed the decision to shut the branches on customers shifting away from banking in person to using mobile services. Transactions across these branches fell by an average of 48% over the past five years as customers used its app more for payments, Lloyds said.

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches are set to close as the banking group accelerates shift to digital and mobile banking, it says. Find out if your local is affected

Sadness has been expressed that Southsea is set to lose its last bank after Lloyds announced that it would be closing its branch in that area of the city.

The closures across the country are due to begin in May this year as the banking group goes increasingly online

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to close 136 more high street branches as it accelerates cost cutting and digitises the bank

The banking giant behind Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland has revealed plans to shut 136 branches by next March

Four Kent banks are among more than 100 branches due to be closed by next march by the banking giant behind Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland. Lloyds branches in Margate and Herne Bay will both close in May this year while branches of Halifax in Folkestone and Sittingbourne will close in October.