Bank to close its last branch on island

NATWEST CRITICISED FOR 'TURNING THEIR BACKS ON RURAL CUSTOMERS'

- By OWEN HUGHES Business Correspondent

A BANKING giant is set to close its last branch on Anglesey.

NatWest has announced its Llangefni bank will shut on September 4.

They said this follows a drop-off in personal and business customers over the last five years.

Currently, nearly 300 customers use the bank each month.

It follows the closure of branches in Holyhead, Menai Bridge and Amlwch in recent years.

The nearest branch for Anglesey customers will now be over the Menai Strait in Bangor.

The decision has come under fire from politicians on the island.

Both the MS and MP for Ynys Mon described the decision as "deeply disappointing".