To: Glasgow City Council
Alert! Green's Hairdressing King Street to Close !
Stop the closure! Green's of King Street, Glasgow's oldest, family-run barbers and hairdressers is, after 93 years, about to pull down the shutters for the final time due to catastrophic rent rise, This is a Glasgow institution, well-loved, relied upon by many.
Why is this important?
The reason? A huge rent increase by the council, which makes it impossible for the business to continue trading.
So, rather than a busy barber shop, and regular rent, the council will now be lumbered with another empty shop unit.
Why so sad? Because they've been cutting my hair, and hundreds of others for 32 years plus. The salon manager David, who has been with the business for 45 years has cut my hair since I was in my teens through many styles and fashions. A loss of valuable expertise.
The salon was established at Anderston Cross, by Jack Green in 1923.
The business moved to King Street, off Trongate, in the late 1960s, when the M8 tore the heart out of Anderston.
STV and the city's papers covered the story when the business celebrated its 90th birthday.
