Town with no high street banks left sees services returned with new 'banking hub'

A town in Wales that was left without a single brick-and-mortar bank has had some services restored with the opening of a new 'hub'.

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Russell George (left) and Craig Williams (fourth from left) cut the ribbon for Welshpool’s new banking hub

In January this year, Lloyds announced its Welshpool branch would be closing, which saw the final bank leave the town's high street.

Barclays left the high street back in 2017, and Welshpool's branches of Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC eventually all followed suit.

But now, the town has welcomed a new 'banking hub' which is said to have restored access to major bank services.

Located within the former Lloyds Bank building on Broad Street, the new hub, which is operated by Cash Access UK, will offer shared banking access and services to customers of all major banks.