Barclays bank will trial a mobile banking service in Knaresborough over three days this summer, starting today.

The mobile bank will be available in Harrogate Borough Council’s Chapel Street car park and customers of the bank can drop in or book an appointment through this website.

The bank will be there today as well as on June 17 and July 20. Its opening hours are 9.45am to 2.30pm.

Knaresborough’s last bank, Halifax, closed its doors for good in February this year. News of the bank’s closure prompted 1,200 people to sign a petition to keep it open.

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Last year, Harrogate Borough Council ran a consultation to gather views on Knaresborough banking services.

Cllr Graham Swift, the council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for resources, enterprise and economic development, said:

“The issues regarding banking availability in Knaresborough have been well documented, and Councillor Darling, particularly, has pushed hard to seek new, flexible solutions.

:Officers have also worked very hard to seek a potential solution and this trial with Barclays is the result of a lot of work and persistence.

“I would encourage the residents of Knaresborough to embrace this lifeline and use the service as much as possible. Retail and banking services are going through great change, and persistent use and strong demand are critical to retain this trial. We are very grateful to Barclays and everybody involved in getting this to happen.”