A group of credit union leaders from around the UK and beyond have been welcomed to the Scottish Parliament by Martin Whitfield MSP. The South Scotland MSP hosted a special graduation ceremony event for the Credit Union Foundation’s Credit Union Development Education Europe programme, which included members from credit unions in several countries. The day [...]
Commenting on the news that the Bank of Scotland’s Dunbar branch is set to close next year, Martin Whitfield MSP said: “This is yet another banking blow for East Lothian, which will leave a third local town without any bank branch. My sympathy is with the staff and customers who will be affected by this [...]
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) announcement that its Tranent branch, the last bank in the town, will close in July is a significant blow for local customers, businesses, community groups and the high street. If this branch goes it will leave the whole of the Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry and Preston/Seton/Gosford wards without a single bank branch [...]
