A NORTH Cumbrian Barclays branch will close this year - as the bank says changing customer attitudes are causing a change in banking.

Barclays bank on Market Square in Penrith will close its doors on April 17, following an announcement from the bank on January 12.

Barclays said that despite figures showing 103 customers use this branch regularly as the only way to do their banking, 89 per cent of people who use our branch also banked using the app, online and by phone in 2022.

In a statement, Barclays said: "Back when we opened this branch, visiting us in person was one of the only ways to do your banking.

"Now, as there are lots of ways to manage your money without even leaving your home, we’re seeing many customers choosing to bank using our app, and Online or Telephone Banking.

"This has had a big impact on the number of customers coming in to see us.

"We’ll be working with the local community to understand the impact of closing this branch.

"Once we’ve gathered feedback, we’ll publish the results in a booklet called ‘Branch closure feedback."