Building society to create jobs in County Durham town with new high street branch

Newcastle Building Society has announced plans to open a new full service branch in County Durham as part of its multi-million pound branch investment initiative.

The building society has unveiled plans to open a new branch offering full banking and financial advice on Newgate Street in Bishop Auckland.

Occupying what is currently the site of a Virgin Money store, the new branch will offer a range of services, information, advice and private meeting spaces.

It is anticipated that the new Bishop Auckland branch will create five full and part time roles.

The announcement follows recent news that the building society plans to open branches in the rural communities of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales and Wooler in Northumberland.

Newcastle Building Society’s customer director Stuart Miller commented: “It’s fantastic news for the Society to be opening a branch in Bishop Auckland.

“Our branches are central to our strategy of supporting local people with friendly, face to face advice and investing in high streets in our region and the local communities in which we operate.”

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