Swinton left with only 20 branches after latest closures
Swinton closed 24 of its high street branches in the first quarter, bringing the total number of branch cuts over the past year to 58.
The retail broker, bought by Ardonagh for £165m in September last year, has only 20 high street branches remaining.
In 2013, when the cuts began under previous owner Covea, the broker had 500 high
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