Woman in her 80s couldn’t buy food after bank card was hacked and blocked

Bridget Fowkes was left without money after her bank card was hacked (Picture: Cover Media)

An elderly woman living in an area with no banks was unable to pay for food after her card was hacked and blocked.

It took almost three weeks for Bridget Fowkes, from New Romney, in Kent, to receive a replacement, leaving her with no way to make payments.

She has no other cards and was unable to withdraw cash from the local post office using a cheque because her bank, Lloyds, no longer allows this.

Miss Fowkes, who is in her 80s and suffers from arthritis, said: ‘I couldn’t buy food because I couldn’t access my money. This shows a wider problem of a lack of banking provision on Romney Marsh.

‘Banks here have closed their branches down. We’ve got n...