BANK of Scotland has announced the closure of one of its Dunfermline branches.

The Bothwell branch, on Bothwell Street, will shut its doors on January 21 after its latest closures were confirmed.

The branch on East Port in the city centre will remain open.

The Bank of Scotland said the announcement follows a look into how their customers are managing their money and using the branch.

"Most customers are now using our Mobile Banking app, Internet Banking or calling us instead," they stated.

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"This means they are using branches, including our Dunfermline Bothwell branch much less.

"Because of this, we'll be closing our Dunfermline Bothwell branch."

Figures released by the Bank of Scotland have revealed that the Bothwell branch currently has 1,052 regular personal account customers.

From these, three per cent are under 18, 18 per cent are aged 18-34, 37 per cent are 35 to 54, 29 per cent are 55 to 74 and 13 per cent are over 75.

A total of 91 per cent of people using the branch are personal customers with the remaining nine per cent business customers.

In 2024, there were 38 per cent less personal customer transactions at the branch compared to in 2019 while business customer transactions fell by 25 per cent in the same period.