Blow for Wigan barber shop forced to stay closed after thieves take equipment

The Barber Shop, on Tyldesley Road in Atherton, was due to start seeing clients again on Saturday, after being shut for months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But that had to be cancelled when essential equipment needed to cut hair was stolen from a car.

A post on the shop's Facebook page on Saturday morning said: "If anyone comes across or hears of anyone selling a red money box like this one or any barbering clippers or scissors like the ones in the picture in the Atherton area please let me know or the police as I’ve woke to our car broken into and the majority of my barbering equipment gone! Like times ain’t hard enough!!

"Anyone who’s booked in with us today please get in contact with us or message the page as the shop unfortunately won’t be able to open today! Again anyone sees or hears anything, please please contact either ourselves or the police."

Police can be contacted by calling 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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