The angry Welsh town has 5,970 residents, his 14th barber shop and salon (once every 400 people)

A small Welsh town with only 5,970 residents just had another barber shop, meaning it now has 14 hair salons, or one for every 400 people.

Kurdish businessmen plan to open a new barber on vacant entertainment arcades, which has sparked anger among residents of Porth, South Wales, who say their town is “saturated”.

However, there were 34 separate oppositions that failed to convince the Rhondda Cynon TAF (RCT) program committee to reject the application, meaning it can now continue and open.

Opponents told the council that Porth already has 13 hair salons, many of which are Turkish-style barbers, and the lack of other retail options has also made visitors stand out.

According to the 2021 census figures, the 14th resident added now has one for every 426 residents.

There are also competition from six barber shops in neighboring towns in neighboring Blackwood and Newbridge, which led to mob violence earlier this year. While some are Turkish-themed, they are all run by the Kurds.

Concerns after police warned criminals to penetrate the industry by setting up shop as former companies to shuffle crime gains like criminals.

Last year, over 750 barbers opened in the UK last year despite the growing downturn in the High Street – raising suspicion that some are being used by gangs.

Abdulhmid, 18, said there were already too many salons in the empty Turkish style barber in Persia last month

Just over the past few months, law enforcement teams across the West Midlands have raided a series of Turkish barber shops and seized more than £500,000 in illegal cash in the crackdown on money laundering.

Meanwhile, unhappy clients have gone to Tiktok to share videos of their hairstyles and spotted skins – possible signs of illegal businesses cynically chose the proud, centuries-long tradition of Turkish barber shops.

Porth’s newest barber opens on a former entertainment arcade on Hannah Street Rhondda Herald Report.

During the debate on the Rhondda Cynon TAF Program Committee, Councilman Loretta Tomkinson pointed out that there are already many barbers in the town and having more barbers will make it difficult for them to make money.

Other critics say the amount of objections raised against the new store underestimates the level of public opposition.

However, the planning official recommended approval, and said in its report: “The principle of on-site commercial development is acceptable and will make a positive contribution to the wider retail center by regaining a beneficial use of the property.

“In addition, the application is considered to comply with relevant policies of the local development plan, its visual impact and its impact on the convenience and privacy of adjacent residential properties.”

One of the Turkish-style barbers has traded in the Porth town of Rhondda Valley, most of which are actually Kurdish-owned

Of the five existing Turkish-style barbers in Porth in Rhondda Valley, local businesses say the town is “saturated” and no other is needed

Located side by side, there are a total of twelve barber shops and hair salons on two streets in the centre of Porth.

Hannah Street – one of the two major roads in Porth – once owned a boot chemist, Woolworth, Clarks shoe store, women’s clothing store and men’s clothing store.

In March, a new look for the fashion store, which relies on there, closed its doors forever.

Even some hairdressers in the town agree now that there are too many barbers.

Barber Snur Abdulhmid, 18, who works at Porth Barbers on Hannah Street, said: “Too many, we don’t need another one.

“If there is too much, no one can make money.

“If we continue, we have to close the store.”

Mr Abdulhmid said that barbers are a “legal” business, although he knew that Türkiye and Kurdish barbers were seen as a front for organized crime and money laundering.

“This is not happening here, we have to pay taxes and VAT,” he said.

Andy Murrains, 62, who runs a café on Hannah Street, opposes a further increase in the number of barbers in Turkey, said it was “not in those who can afford to lose some businesses”

Porth Barber is one of several Turkish-style salons for 6,000 Porth residents in the Rhondda Valley

A survey conducted last year found that locals in Persia believe that some businesses already have too many “fast food restaurants, beauty shops and barber shops”.

When visiting MailOnline one weekday afternoon, no customers were available, and some men’s salons were closed.

David James, 76, a retired plumber and town heating engineer, said: “I use a local barber, although I don’t have any confrontation with other barbers in the city center.

“It’s ridiculous to have so many barbers and hair salons between each other. It is unsustainable.

“When you get so many businesses to offer the same thing, that makes the town center unattractive.”

Andy Murrains, 62, moved from London to Hannah Street six months ago to a café on Hannah Street, said: “There is always gossip and Chinese whispering about some places.

“This street doesn’t have the ability to afford to lose some businesses, and that’s the reality.”

Earlier this year, a fight broke out in Blackwood, South Wales town

A survey conducted last year by Porth and the Regional Trade Conference Hall found that locals believe some businesses have been overdoing themselves, such as fast food restaurants, beauty shops and barber shops. ”

After the Chamber of Commerce posted information about the application on social media, many locals commented that Porth already had a lot of barbers.

One person said: “They were flooded by a barber shop.”

“It really made me wonder how they could keep opening business,” Ian Heritage said.

Another added: “It’s more than kidding to raise an objection, and it’s more to do the same thing.”