The number of UK bank branches to shut their doors in the past nine years passes 6,000 on Friday, according to Which?. The consumer group said the milestone highlights the impact this "avalanche" of closures has had on high streets and the need to provide replacement services for millions of people who rely on them. Which? said that eight Barclays branches were shutting their doors on Friday, taking the total by the end of the day on May 17 to 6,005. This equated to over 60% of the bank branch network since Which? began tracking closures in 2015. The eight Barclays closures relate to branches in Alperton in Wembley, London: Andover in Hampshire; Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland; Bracknell in Berkshire; Hornchurch in Essex; Inverness in the Highlands in Scotland; Liverpool; and Streatham in London. Barclays has closed 1,216 branches, according to Which?