Two barbers on the same road are among scores of High Street businesses fined for employing illegal workers.
Fade Zone Barber and New Style Barber in Bodmin received penalties totalling £90,000, according to the latest Home Office figures.
Officials regularly 'name and shame' companies who have been employing staff with no right to work in the UK, revealing the wide extent of the country's 'dark economy'.
The ability to work without papers has been cited as a major pull factor in drawing illegal migrants to Britain - prompting officials to hike fines to £45,000 per worker and carry out more raids on firms suspected of breaking the rules.
New figures show 12 barbers across the UK were fined between October and December 2024, making the sector one of the most common employers of illegal migrants.
