An independent review of ten bank branches earmarked for closure by Royal Bank of Scotland has concluded that two should remain open. Read More Related Articles Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael conducted the review into the branches which were selected because they were almost the last branch in a Scottish town and more than nine miles from the nearest alternative RBS branch. It said that the ones in Biggar, South Lanarkshire and Castlebay on the island of Barra should remain open. But the ones in Beauly, Comrie, Gretna, Inverary, Melrose, Tongue and Kyle of Lochalsh were recommended to close. The review was announced following the furore into the bank's decision announced in December 2017. Johnston Carmichael was asked to consider whether each of those 10 branches should remain open or if they should close as planned. A significant number of different factors were considered in the review, including availability of alternative banking services to each community.