Lloyds to close Speke office in Liverpool
A branch of Lloyds Bank on Oxford Street, central London
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LLOYDS Banking Group (LBG) announced plans to close its Speke office in Liverpool today.
Staff at the office, which employs 500 workers, have been told that they must travel to Chester instead, their union Unite said.
The union noted that many of the employees wish to stay in Liverpool, where they have long served the bank.
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