THE finance industry was hit with a fresh jobs blow yesterday when staff were told that Lloyds Banking Group was to axe more than 500 posts and close one of its sites.
A former Halifax processing centre near Chatham, in Kent, will close with the loss of 210 jobs, 30 jobs will be lost in London and a similar number in Birmingham, while the rest will be spread across the country.
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