A major bank serving over 2.5 million customers is slashing opening hours at 40 branches across the UK.
The Co-operative Bank has confirmed that some of its walk-in branches will lose up to three hours of daily operating time.
Moreover, more than a dozen locations will shut for an extra day each week, leaving customers with fewer chances to conduct their banking in person.
Despite these reduced hours, the bank has yet to announce any complete closures for the affected sites, despite a wider trend of high street bank shutdowns this year.
The bank insisted the changes, due to be completed by January 2026, stem from shifts in ‘customer demand’.
A spokesperson explained: « Our branch opening hours are based on customer demand, and we’ve published impact assessments on our website to explain why any change is being made ».
Full list of changed opening hours.
Below is a list of the new opening and closing hours confirmed by the Co-operative Bank, including any new closure days throughout the working week. Unless otherwise stated, the locations will be closed on Saturday as well.
- Birmingham – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Bolton – 9.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Brighton – from 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Caerphilly – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Cardiff – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Chelmsford – 9.30am to 2.30am (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Chester Le Street – 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Chesterfield – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Colchester – 9.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Crewe – 9.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Croydon – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Cwmbran – 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Doncaster – 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Durham – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Ealing – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Exeter – 9.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Glasgow – 10am to 2pm (closed on Tuesday)
- Huddersfield – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Ilford – 10am to 2pm (closed on Tuesday)
- Islington – 9.30am to 2.30pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 12pm on Saturday
- Leeds – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Leicester – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Lewisham – 10am to 2pm (closed on Tuesday)
- Liverpool – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Macclesfield – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Manchester – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Newcastle – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Newport – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Norwich – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Nottingham – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Preston – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Rochdale – 10am to 2pm (closed on Tuesday)
- Romford – 10am to 2pm (closed on Wednesday)
- Sheffield – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Southampton – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Southend – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Stockport – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Sunderland – 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Wolverhampton – 10am to 2pm (closed on Thursday)
- Wood Green – 9:30am to 2:30pm
How to check your local branches’ opening hours
If you want to double-check that your local branch will be affected by the Co-operative’s adjusted opening and closing hours, you can either contact your bank directly or go online. The Co-operative bank provides its very own branch locator which helps you to find your nearest branch as well as all of its up-to-date opening and closing hours and services.
All you need to do is select your region and you will find a full list of branches in that area.
