Barclays has announced another branch closure.

The Sittingbourne branch at 81 High Street will close its counters for the last time at noon on Wednesday, March 8.

Barclays, one of the UK's big four banks, said visits to the branch had declined as people increasingly made use of other means of managing their money, such as telephone banking or online apps.

A spokesman said: "Before deciding whether to close this branch, we looked carefully at how it’s been used and how customers are banking in other ways.

"We found that 91% of people who use our branch in 2021 have also have also banked using the app, online or by phone.

"Only 13 customers regularly use the branch as their only way to do their banking."

The company said 14% of branch customers were already also using other Barclays branches, even though the nearest are now at Fremlin Walk in Maidstone and Chatham High Street.

The spokesman said: “In Sittingbourne we plan to open a Barclays Local – a pop-up cashless banking site where customers can meet a colleague face-to-face for banking support, as they would in a branch and without the need to travel. We are currently working with the local community to identify a suitable location and will announce details once confirmed.”

It was only in August this year that Barclays closed its Sheerness branch at The Broadway.

Customers can also withdraw money from their Barclays account at a Post Office using their debit card, and pay cheques into their account.

Fore more information call 03457 3453452.

News of the closure has not been well received on social media.

One customer, June Emery, said she had been a Barclays customer for 40 years, but would now be switching banks.