Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has launched a parliamentary petition to save the local Royal Bank of Scotland bank branch, in Renfrew. Earlier this month, RBS announced that they were closing 62 bank branches across Scotland, including the popular branch in Renfrew. Mr Newlands has now set-up a parliamentary petition which calls on The Treasury and The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to save the local taxpayer owned RBS bran

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has reacted angrily to the news that the Bank of Scotland is planning on closing its branch in Bishopton. The Bank of Scotland has confirmed that the branch will close on the 2nd of November 2016. This is the result of the Group’s Strategic Review which was announced in October 2014 and included a programme of planned branch closures. Customers are now being advised to access on-line banking or move their accounts to the

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has spoken at Westminster about how vital local bank branches are to local communities. Since the 1988, bank branches in local communities across the UK has fallen by 43%. Gavin has previously campaigned to prevent the closure of the Bank of Scotland bank, in Ralston, and the Clydesdale bank in Bridge of Weir. During his speech at Westminster, Gavin slammed those big banks who close bank branches without consulting or con

Gavin Newlands MP has criticised Bank of Scotland bosses over their decision to continue with their intended closure of the Glasgow Road branch in Paisley. The Bank of Scotland’s decision to press ahead with their plans for closure of the branch comes despite Gavin's meeting with representatives of the bank in his office in Westminster, which was followed up with a meeting with the local community in Paisley. At these meetings bank bosses were urged to reverse their decision

Gavin Newlands MP has arranged to meet Bank of Scotland bosses in order to try and convince them to reverse their decision to close the Bank of Scotland Glasgow Road Branch. Earlier this month, the Bank of Scotland informed customers that they were closing their Glasgow Road branch. As a result, Gavin has arranged to meet senior bank bosses, in London, alongside Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP, Mhairi Black. In addition, Gavin will also meet bosses in Renfrewshire – alongsi