Banking giant Barclays has announced it will shut its Bicester branch this winter.

Barclays has said the reasoning behind the closure is due to lack of use at the Market Square branch. 

According to Barclays, only 10 customers use the branch regularly as the only way to do their banking. 

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The bank said that 93 per cent of people who use the branch have also banked using the app, online and by phone in 2021.

In the past 12 months, 17 per cent of this branch’s customers have used nearby branches in the last 12 months.

After the branch closes the nearest Barclays bank will be in Oxford.

The bank is expected to close down on December 13. 

Although the bank will be closing, Barclays is reassuring customers that people will still be able to talk to colleagues in person. 

A Barclays spokesman said: “We want to reassure you that we’re here to help.

“We’ll stay in your community and you’ll be able to talk to us in person. We’re finalising the details of where we’ll be based, and when, to support you with your banking, and we‘ll share the details locally once confirmed.

“We’ll be available to help you with things like day-to-day banking queries and helping you manage your money, though there won’t be access to cash at this site.

“We’ll also add the location and opening times on our website – just search ‘findbarclays’.”