Barclays and CashAccessUK have opened new banking hubs in King Street and Oakham, respectively. The Oakham hub, the 46th of its kind, brings together five banks and offers Post Office counter services. Politicians and community members emphasize the importance of in-person high street banking services to address digital connectivity challenges and protect communities when bank branches close.
Oakham’s new banking hub is now open! 🎉 We now have five banks serving Rutland, not one! It was such an honour to officially open the Hub yesterday and see this wonderful service up and running. The new Hub will offer a counter service operated by the Post Office, where… https://t.co/kt6RHBamnm
In-person high street banking services are so important for folk who face digital connectivity challenges & long journeys to the next closest branches. It was great to meet in their much-loved & vital Penrith @CumberlandBS branch with CEO Des Moore to discuss these access issues. https://t.co/eFj0PcBzG1
Speaking about Bank Hubs on BBC Radio 4. This is such an important topic and one I've campaigned hard on. We need to ensure that our communities are protected when bank branches close, and I will continue working to bring more and more of these hubs to our market towns. https://t.co/syy5zc3CsB
The new #Oakham @CashAccessUK banking hub was opened today by @aliciakearns MP and @OakhamTown Mayor Cllr Sally-Ann Wadsworth. It's the 46th of its kind, is based in the old Lloyds building and will bring together five banks, with Post Office counter services for general banking. https://t.co/vZAblkPxeG
Thank you @Barclays for asking me to open the new King Street branch and for investing in our town centre👏🏦 https://t.co/195XJ0cL17