CORSHAM will not have a single bank to serve its community after Lloyds Bank announced on Wednesday that both towns’ branches are among 100 to close between July and October.

Customers without online banking and businesses who use the Pewsey and Corsham High Street branches will be affected.

Lloyds said the closures were the result of fewer branch transactions.

A spokesperson for Lloyds Bank said: “Today we have confirmed the closure of the Lloyds Corsham branch on 3 October 2017.

"We have made the difficult decision to close the branch due to the changing ways customers choose to bank with us, which has resulted in customers using them less often.

"We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause and have informed customers of the closest alternative branches."

Last week Lloyds released plans to shrink hundreds of branches in size and also open several new flagship centres. This announcement will mean that the company will be left with 1,950 branches by the end of the year, which is still the largest network of any UK high street bank.

The Lloyds bank branches in Pewsey and Tidworth will also close.