A high street bank will close its doors for the last time today in a decision branded 'disappointing' by the town's MP.

The Halifax branch in Gosport will close down today, making it the third to shut down in the coastal town since 2023, following the closure of Barclays and NatWest branches on the high street in 2023.

Dame Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, told the Echo she was "very disappointed" to see another physical bank leave the town.

The next nearest Halifax branch will be on Commercial Road in Portsmouth – a 12.9 mile car journey away.

She said: "I'm very disappointed about this decision and met with Halifax to ensure they continue to provide measures that help vulnerable local people maintain their access to face to face banking."

Several accessibility services were offered at the high street branch, including a talking cash machine, wheelchair access, longer appointments on request and support for Sunflower Lanyard wearers.

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Only four banks will have a presence on Gosport's High Street once Halifax closes: HSBC, Lloyds, Santander and Nationwide.

The page for the Gosport branch on the Halifax website has already been removed, redirecting users to a "page not found" screen.

Halifax did run a ‘digital day’ on January 15 to offer support to any customers who might have needed an introduction to online banking ahead of closure.

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The Halifax cull is part of 292 closures across the Lloyds Banking Group, which operates Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.

In Southampton, the Lloyds branch in Shirley is set to be another branch shutting in the same round of cuts.

While the bank will not leave the district high street until May 7, the impending closure of one of the few remaining bank branches sparked anger with residents.

Julia Horton has lived in Shirley for 35 years and has always used the Lloyds branch, previously telling the Daily Echo that she is ‘very upset’ about the bank shutting.

Julia said: “These banks are not thinking about ordinary people.”