In the UK, the Peak District is facing a significant challenge as NatWest prepares to close its last bank branch in the area, leaving the district without any banking facilities. This move is part of a broader trend of bank branch closures across the country, which is expected to leave 3 million Britons without access to cash and is continuing at an 'alarming rate'. The closure of Peak District’s only bank branch has been described as a 'debanking scandal' and is anticipated to have a 'massive impact' on local businesses and residents, particularly those dealing in cash, such as market stall workers who will now have to travel miles to bank their cash. Nigel Farage reacted to the news, emphasizing the inconvenience for local cash-based businesses. Adam Cherry from GBNEWS reported on the 'debanking' situation in Bakewell for Nigel Farage's program. The closure of the Bakewell NatWest branch has been met with resistance from the community, with Derbyshire Dales MP Sarah Dines leading the fight against it. Dines has garnered media attention by arranging for GBNEWS to visit and interview residents, hoping that increased visibility will pressure NatWest to reconsider its decision. Farage also highlighted that NatWest has closed more branches than any other bank since 2015, calling it a national scandal.
The last remaining bank in the whole of the Peak District. A lot of Bakewell businesses and residents are doing all they can. Derbyshire Dales MP, Sarah Dines, persuaded @GBNEWS to visit Bakewell. It can only help. @NatWestGroup, please rethink. https://t.co/fOY8tQ2WZ8
NatWest have closed more branches than any other bank since 2015. This is a national scandal. @NatWestGroup https://t.co/Akj4WffXoL
'Behind me is the very last NatWest branch and indeed the last bank in the entirety of the Peak District. In just under a month that branch is closing its doors' @_adamcherry_ reports on Bakewell's 'debanking' for @Nigel_Farage. https://t.co/diLe6Ydpaq
My fight against the closure of Bakewell NatWest goes on. I recently arranged for @GBNEWS to visit us and interview residents. The louder the noise, the more likely NatWest will get the message that this closure is just not acceptable. https://t.co/MRjzndK4b0
ICYMI: 'What about those people working on market stalls dealing in cash, are they not left behind? No, they've got to drive miles to bank their cash.' Nigel reacts to Natwest closing its last bank branch in the entire Peak District. https://t.co/4YbKsEmEdy
Watch the clip below about @NatWestGroup’s debanking of the Peak District. #Savebakewellsbank https://t.co/dAFbNDWnrR
'What about those people working on market stools dealing in cash, are they not left behind? No, they've got to drive miles to bank their cash.' Nigel reacts to Natwest closing its last bank branch in the entire Peak District. https://t.co/xCTPxcp9sO
‘It’s a debanking scandal!’ UK town braces for ‘massive impact’ as NatWest closes Peak District’s only bank branch https://t.co/0Zfxp5Tzci
3 million Britons to be left without access to cash as bank branch closures continue at ‘alarming rate’ https://t.co/PiSsiQeVRG #banking #bankclosures