By John Baron
Horsforth residents are being invited to find out more about plans to set up a banking hub in the town.
Representatives from Cash Access will be at Crustiq Bakery & Cafe on Town Street on Wednesday 23 April, at 10am. They will provide information and answer questions about what the new banking hub means for the community.
In January Lloyds Bank Group announced plans to close its Halifax branch, giving 12 months’ notice on their Town Street building. This led to Cash Access UK announcing plans to introduce a banking hub following the departure of the last bank branch in the town.
Banking hubs are shared banking spaces, similar to a traditional bank branch, but available to all banking customers.
The hub would include an ATM and a cash deposit and withdrawal service for personal current accounts and businesses, operating from 9am to 5pm Mondays to Fridays.
WLD first reported on the hub in January.
At the time Dr Chris Ashton, Chief Commercial Officer at LINK, said: “While more people are choosing to bank and pay for things digitally, we know that many people still rely and choose to use cash and face-to-face banking.
“That’s why we’re delighted to recommend a new hub in Horsforth. There are over one hundred hubs open across the country and when it opens, the Horsforth banking hub will be vital for the local community and high street.”
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