Barclays set for Parkway

Standard Life Investments confirm Barclays Bank will take over a 6,800 sq ft unit at Newbury's Parkway development

BARCLAYS Bank has been confirmed as the latest addition to Newbury's Parkway development.

Parkway project leaders Standard Life Investments, has confirmed that the bank, which currently has a branch in Northbrook Street and a branch in Market Place, Newbury, is to take over a 6,800 sq ft unit in the new mixed-use retail and residential development, which is set to open in October.

However, it is not yet known what will happen to the existing Barclays branches in Newbury.

Barclays joins Debenhams, New Look, H&M, Topshop and Jones the Bootmaker in signing up for space at the new development, while a John Lewis at home store looks set to become the next retailer to sign on the dotted line after plans were approved last week to reconfigure a part of Parkway to accommodate a new three-storey anchor store.