LLOYDS has announced the closure of its branch in Rubery meaning residents will be left without a bank.

Lloyds said the branch on New Road will close on November 13 and it will be writing to customers shortly.

In a letter sent to Rubery South councillor Esther Gray, Lloyds said: “Our customers are increasingly using online, mobile and telephone banking to manage their money.

"Visits to some branches have fallen by as much as 73pc over the last five years.

"The majority of customers are now choosing to bank with us in different ways and visit our branches less often.

"We have 41,521 banking customers across the Bromsgrove constituency and only 331 people are using this branch on a regular monthly basis.

"We have to respond to this changing behaviour."

All customers who regularly use the branch will receive a letter with details of alternative ways they can bank.

The closure means that Rubery will no longer have a bank after November 13 with residents forced to use services at the post office to deposit and withdraw cash.

Cllr Gray said she is ‘disgusted’ with the closure decision.