Delay To Opening Of Banking Hub

There is a delay to the opening of a Banking Hub in Market Harborough.

It had been hoped the facility would have been available from a temporary location this month, ahead of a permanent site being found in the town centre.

However, talks to secure a temporary home for the service remain on-going and it’s now estimated the permanent hub won’t open until September.

The town was chosen for the facility – which will provide face-to-face service for customers of different banks – following the closure of three banks in the past two years and ahead of Lloyds shutting its branch in March.

Cash Access UK, the organisation setting up the Banking Hub, told HFM the search for a suitable property continues.

Market Harborough Building Society introduced a new service for customers of any bank to deposit and withdraw cash and coins, at a dedicated kiosk inside the branch on The Square last year.

Gareth Thomas, President of Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, told HFM the delay to the Banking Hub service being available is disappointing: