Commenting on the announcement by LINK that it is recommending a new shared banking hub for Dunbar, Martin Whitfield MSP said:

“I raised this matter with LINK just a few weeks ago, and strongly welcome this announcement. There is no doubt that our growing communities need to have good access to banking facilities and this is absolutely the right decision for Dunbar.

“It will bring benefits for individual customers as well as the town’s many businesses and community groups. However, I also believe there is still scope for banking hubs in other local communities that have lost branches and intend to keep pursuing the issue.”