RBS is to close five Glasgow branches in communities across the city.

The bank has announced Alexandra Parade, Anniesland Cross, Burnside, Crosshill and Govan branches will close in September.

Bosses said the fact increasing numbers of customers are banking online means branches are being made redundant.

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A statement from RBS said mobile and online transactions have increased by more than 400 per cent and mobile transactions have increased by 1350 per cent.

Since 2013, the bank said counter transactions have declined by 24.2 per cent in the Alexandra Parade branch.

At Anniesland Cross this decline sits at 19 per cent, 21 per cent at Burnside, 28 per cent at Crosshill and 12 per cent at the Govan branch.

A spokesman for RBS said: "We are communicating with our customers affected by the closure and proactively contacting vulnerable and regular branch customers.

"We have listened closely to feedback from local communities and have extended the time between announcing our decision and the branch closure to six months.

"This has been done in order to ensure our customers have time to consider the right banking options for them.

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RBS said there are 70 ATMs within one mile of Alexandra Parade, 28 at Anniesland Cross, 34 at Burnside, 87 near Crosshill and 72 near Govan.

The bank also said it had created a new taskforce of technical experts who can help customers with digital skills.

The spokesman added: "We are following the Access to Banking protocol and we have made the decision after careful consideration of a wide range of factors, including regular branch usage and the alternative ways our customers can bank with us.

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"We provide a range of alternative ways to bank, tailored to the needs of our customers and reflective of the way they live their lives."