Formby HSBC branch to close

Formby’s Chapel Lane HSBC branch will permanently shut its doors in July.

The move comes as part of HSBC’s closure of 82 branches nationwide before September.

The banking giant is not expected to make any redundancies, with staff being moved to nearby branches.

Jackie Uhi, HSBC UK’s head of network, said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised the need for the changes that we are making.

“It hasn’t pushed us in a different direction but reinforces the things that we were focusing on before and has crystallised our thinking. This is a strategic direction that we need to take to have a branch network fit for the future.”