Royal Bank of Scotland to close 18 branches
THE Royal Bank of Scotland is to close 18 branches north of the border in a move that threatens more than 100 jobs.
And the cuts come despite record profits of £6.2 billion being made by its parent company Natwest.
The closures, representing 20 per cent of RBS’s branch network in Scotland, were condemned by union Unite as a “massive blow” to the workforce.
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