In the 1980s there were more than 20,000 high street banks across Britain, but since then around 15,000 have closed for the final time, leaving many communities without a bank.
A lack of action by the Lake District National Park Authority to investigate what has been described as a flagrant violation of planning has been slammed by a Keswick county councillor.
An investigation will take place into why the recently-restored weather vane on the top of the Moot Hall became unstable after the first high winds of winter blew through the town a week ago.