"We will further expand the mobile branch fleet across Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank, with the addition of nine new mobile branches," the spokesperson added.

Nicholas Welsh was Abbot of Holywood in 1488; Dean William Welsh was Vicar of Tynron in 1530: soon after the latter date, Dean Robert Welsh was vicar of the same parish; and John Welsh was Vicar of Dunscore, and he took office in the Reformed Church in 1560.

Lloyds Bank has announced the locations of 100 branch closures that will lead to 325 job losses.

The announcement affects 54 LBG branches, 22 Halifax branches and 24 Bank of Scotland branches.

The job losses form part of a wider cost-cutting programme that will see 12,000 jobs go by the time it is complete.

A spokesperson for Lloyds Banking Group said the latest closures formed part of a plan first announced in June 2016, adding that branches would continue to play a "vital role" in meeting its customer needs.