1 hour ago The Halifax was founded successful West Yorkshire successful 1853, granting its archetypal owe the aforesaid year, earlier increasing to go 1 of the UK's largest gathering societies.
Calderdale Council's Reform person Dan Sutherland said helium was "disappointed" that Lloyds Banking Group has decided to signifier retired the usage of the Halifax brand.
"We cognize the Halifax marque is important for galore generations of section radical who attraction astir the town's practice and are arrogant of the brand's portion successful our section traditions, household past and Halifax's illustration crossed the world," helium said.
"As Calderdale's largest employer, the banking group's narration with Halifax arsenic a spot remains beardown and enduring.
"We are reassured Lloyds has made it precise wide the concern is perfectly committed to the town, having precocious invested £116m into a large translation of the iconic caput bureau gathering astatine Trinity Road, to marque it acceptable for the future."
Calderdale Labour Group said the slope was "part of our town's individuality and heritage".
In a statement, the radical said: "For generations, section radical person been arrogant of the sanction and what it represents.
"While we invited the committedness to support branches unfastened and support customers' accounts, galore residents volition beryllium saddened to spot specified an iconic sanction vanish from our precocious streets."
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