LLOYDS Bank in Sherborne is closing next year, it has been revealed.

The branch in Cheap Street will shut as customers favour online banking, the firm said, with 166 locations across the UK set to go.

Lloyds confirmed the branch will shut its doors on January 16, 2025.

Elsewhere in Dorset, a branch in Ashley Road, Poole, is also set to close, while in Somerset, banks in Wellington, Burnham on Sea, Nailsea and Portishead will go, while Halifax branches in New Milton, Hampshire, and in Bridgwater, Somerset, will go.

A Lloyds Bank spokesperson said: “Before we close any branch, we look at how our customers are managing their money and using the branch.

“Most customers are now using our mobile app, internet banking or calling us instead, which means they are using branches, including the Sherborne branch, much less.

“This means we’ll be closing Sherborne branch.”

Reacting to the news, town and Dorset councillor Robin Legg (Lib Dem, Sherborne Rural) said it was a “devastating blow” to the town, including businesses.

“It will also hit hard the elderly not comfortable with internet banking,” he said.

The branch will be replaced by a banking ‘hub’, Lloyds said, manned one day each week by staff from major banks.

But Cllr Legg said this did not replace the current operation and that access to a cash point will only be “well away from the town centre and its shops”.

“Liberal Democrats may not be able to stop the closure but we will campaign for a dedicated hub presence in Cheap Street with access to a cash point and not a desk poked into the corner of the already busy Post Office,” he added.

“The buildings once occupied by HSBC, Natwest and Barclays all remain unoccupied and would provide ideal accommodation for a smaller but dedicated banking hub in the town.”

The full list of Lloyds and Halifax branches to close is:

Lloyds: 34 Station Road, West Drayton, UB7 7BZ – February 20
Lloyds: 308-312 Chiswick High Road, W4 1NS – April 1
Halifax: 99 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5UP – April 2
Halifax: 58-62 High Street, Ilford, IG6 2DQ – April 3
Halifax: 226 Heathway, Dagenham, RM10 8PE – April 7
Lloyds: 110-112 High Street, Putney, SW15 1RG – April 30
Halifax: 248/250 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0LZ – April 17
Lloyds: 82-84 High Street, Ruislip, HA4 7AB – May 1
Lloyds: 22 Grover Walk, Corringham, SS17 7LY – January 15
Lloyds: 26 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DH – January 16
Lloyds: 102-104 Market Street, Shirebrook, NG20 8AD – January 17
Halifax: 3/5 Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HN – January 18
Lloyds: 39 High Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8LQ – January 19
Halifax: 58 Beveridge Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DS – January 20
Lloyds: 185 Queen Street, Withernsea, HU19 2JR – January 23
Lloyds: 27 Fore Street ,Wellington, TA21 8AF – January 24
Lloyds: 35 Bradford Road, Brighouse, HD6 1RW – January 26
Lloyds: 2-4 High Street, March, PE15 9JE – January 27
Lloyds: 38 Chapel Lane, Formby, L37 4DR – January 28
Lloyds: 18 Market Place, North Walsham, NR28 9BP – January 29
Lloyds: 21 Broad Street, Pershore, WR10 1BD – February 3
Lloyds: 60 Sidcup High Street, Sidcup, DA14 6EJ – February 7
Halifax: 66 High Street, Sidcup, DA14 6DS – February 8
Halifax: 7 Station Plaza, Ilkley, LS29 8HF – February 10
Lloyds: 612-614 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1TE – February 13
Halifax: Prescot Shopping Centre, Prescot, L34 5GA – February 14
Halifax: 7/7A Market Place, Doncaster, DN8 5DH – February 15
Lloyds: Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HR – February 16
Halifax: 2 Market Place, Ossett, WF5 8BQ – February 17
Lloyds: 71-73 High Street, Stone, ST15 8AG – February 18
Lloyds: 67 Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6AJ – February 19
Lloyds: 19-20 Wellington Street, Teignmouth, TQ14 8HW – February 21
Lloyds: 99 Newland Street, Witham, CM8 1AQ – February 22
Lloyds: 30 High Street, Crediton, EX17 3AH – February 24
Halifax: 49/51 High Street, Normanton, WF6 2AF – February 25
Halifax: 84 Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5DR – February 26
Lloyds: 75 Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5EQ – February 27
Lloyds: 11-13 Devonshire Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1AH – February 28
Halifax: 43/45 Sheep Street, Bicester, OX26 6JJ – February 29
Halifax: 25 Fore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2HT – March 1
Halifax: 4 Central Arcade, Cleckheaton, BD19 5DN – March 3
Lloyds: Fore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2HP – March 4
Halifax: 178/180 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HX – March 5
Lloyds: 36-38 Church Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AH – March 6
Lloyds: 13-14 High Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5HP – March 7
Lloyds: 11/12 The Shopping Village, Gateshead, NE11 0EN – March 8
Halifax: 54/56 High Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AX – March 9
Lloyds: Market Street, Hailsham, BN27 2AE – March 10
Lloyds: 8 High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8BA – March 11
Lloyds: 5/6 Market Place, Hertford, SG14 1DF – March 12
Lloyds: 453 Wilmslow Road, Withington, M20 4AN – March 14
Halifax: 17/17A Town Centre, Hatfield, AL10 0JZ – March 15
Lloyds: Crown Glass Place, Nailsea, BS48 1RD – March 16
Halifax: 374 Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 6PY – March 18
Lloyds: High Street, Portishead, BS20 6BJ – March 19
Halifax: 13 Market Jew Street, Penzance, TR18 2HN – March 20
Lloyds: The Cross, Royston, SG8 7BL – March 21
Lloyds: 3 King Street, Saffron, Walden – CB10 1HF – March 22
Halifax: 2170 Coventry Road, Sheldon, B26 3JB – March 23
Lloyds: 1 Marlborough, Seaham, SR7 7SD – March 24
Halifax: 56/57 High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1DE – March 25
Halifax: 122 – 126 High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1PX – March 26
Lloyds: 22 King Street, Stretford, M32 8AD – March 27
Lloyds: 180 High Street, Uckfield, TN22 1AX – March 28
Halifax: 165 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1AH – April 5
Halifax: 17 Fore Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5AG – April 6
Halifax: 8/10 High Street, Dartford, DA1 1BY – April 8
Halifax:1 High Street, Daventry, NN11 4BW – April 9
Halifax: 12A Market Place, Diss, IP22 4WP – April 10
Halifax: 1 Church Street, Dereham, NR19 1DD – April 11
Halifax: 149/151 Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5HS – April 12
Halifax: 82 High Street, Lymington, SO41 9AN – April 13
Halifax: 29/33 Chestergate, Macclesfield, SK11 6AN – April 14
Halifax: 17 Windsor Court, Morley, LS27 9BG – April 15
Halifax: 73A Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6JD – April 16
Halifax: 41/42 Middlegate, Penrith, CA11 7PT – April 18
Halifax: 25 Bridge Street, Spalding, PE11 1XG – April 19
Halifax: 44 Greengate Street, Stafford, ST16 2JA – April 20
Halifax: 11/12 High Street, Stamford, PE9 2AL – April 21
Halifax: 40/41 King Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7JN – April 22
Halifax: 25 The Square, Hessle, HU13 0AE – April 23
Lloyds: 30 Market Place, Brackley, NN13 7BA – April 24
Lloyds: 5-6 King Street, Penrith, CA11 7AP – April 25
Lloyds: 5 Market Place, Selby, YO8 4NT – April 26
Lloyds: 129-131 High Street, Rochester, ME2 4TW – April 28
Lloyds: 73 High Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1NP – April 29
Lloyds: 37 Market Place, Warminster, BA12 9BD – May 2
Lloyds: 1 Walm Lane, Willesden Green, NW2 5SN – May 3
Lloyds: 257 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2SY – May 4
Lloyds: 21 Victoria Square, Droitwich, WR9 8DG – May 6
Lloyds: 3 Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DP – May 7
Lloyds: 300 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DE – May 9
Lloyds: 4 Market Square, Dover, CT16 1ND – May 10
Lloyds: 3 Market Hill, Diss, IP22 4JZ – May 11
Lloyds: 16 Main Street, Mexborough, S64 9DW – May 12
BoS: The Cross, Cupar, KY15 4BP – January 25
BoS: 43/45 Townhead Street, Cumnock, KA18 1LF – January 31
BoS: 1 Galvelmore Street, Crieff, PH7 4DN – February 1
BoS: 40 High Street, Jedburgh, TD8 6DQ – February 2
BoS: 17 Dalrymple Street, Girvan, KA26 9EU – February 4
BoS: 95 High Street, Dunbar, EH42 1ER – February 5
BoS: Main Road, Aviemore, PH22 1RH – February 6
BoS: Main Street, Tarbert, Isle Of Harris, HS3 3DJ – February 9
BoS: Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, HS6 5AA – February 11
BoS: 816 Govan Road, Govan, G51 3UP – February 12
BoS: Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8AB – March 2
BoS: 42 Stuart Street, Millport, KA28 0AQ – March 17
Halifax: 131-133 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AH – March 30
Halifax: 35-41 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3AT – March 31
BoS: 174 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8SW – May 14
BoS: Shore Road, Helensburgh, G84 0JH – May 15
BoS: Harbour Street, Tarbert, PA29 6TZ – May 16
Halifax: 33 Main Street, Larne, Northern Ireland, BT40 1JE – January 30
Halifax: 32 John Street, Porthcawl, CF36 3BA – January 21
Lloyds: 49 John Street, Porthcawl, CF36 3AS – January 22
Lloyds: 33 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, CF40 1AL – February 23
Lloyds: 9 Boverton Road, Llantwit Major, CF61 1XZ – March 13
Halifax: 91 Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4HG – April 4
Lloyds: 39 Chester Road, West Shotton, CH5 1BY – April 27
Lloyds: 12 High Street, Newtown, SY16 2NX – May 5
Lloyds: 15-17 Pool Street, Caernarfon, LL55 2AD – May 8