BRIDGWATER Santander is to close, the bank has confirmed.

The branch, in Fore Street, will close at 3pm on April 29, the Spanish firm confirmed.

It said customers were “choosing to use mobile, online and telephone banking more, and branches less”.

“We’re aware of the impact of this decision, and will be here for you in person until this branch closes,” a spokesperson said.

“We can offer support and answer any questions, so that you can make an informed decision on alternative ways to bank.”

Bridgwater Santander is one of 44 branch closures announced, with almost 300 jobs put at risk, and comes less than 12 months after the announcement of 95 other sites shutting.

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The full list of Santander branches closing, and when:

Andover, Hampshire: May 12
Banbridge, County Down: May 19
Bangor, County Down: April 29
Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland: April 28
Bishop Auckland, County Durham: May 5
Boston, Lincolnshire: April 28
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan: May 12
Bridgwater, Somerset: April 29
Cwmbran, Gwent: May 13
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh: May 12
Evesham, Worcestershire: April 28
Glengormley, County Antrim: May 6
Golders Green, London: May 13
Gosport, Hampshire: May 5
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire: May 5
Heswall, Merseyside: May 13
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: May 5
Kirkintilloch, Lanarkshire: April 29
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: by the end of January 2027
Leyland, Lancashire: May 6
Liskeard, Cornwall: May 20
Macclesfield, Cheshire: May 12
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire: May 6
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire: April 29
Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan: May 6
Mold, Clwyd: April 28
Newbury, Berkshire: April 29
Newton Abbot, Devon: May 19
Northallerton, North Yorkshire: May 6
Ormskirk, Lancashire: by the end of January 2027
Pontefract, West Yorkshire: May 5
Ramsgate, Kent: April 28
Redditch, Worcestershire: May 13
Ringwood, Hampshire: May 6
Scunthorpe, South Humberside: April 29
Shirley, West Midlands: May 20
Stafford, Staffordshire: May 19
Stranraer, Wigtownshire: May 13
Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire: May 12
Tonbridge, Kent: April 29
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire: May 5
Whitehaven, Cumbria: by the end of January 2027
Wilmslow, Cheshire: by the end of January 2027
Woking, Surrey: April 28

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