Lanarkshire barber suffers sectarian abuse for naming dream salon Prov-City after US home he grew up in

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A Lanarkshire barber has told of how he has been subjected to eight months of sectarian abuse for naming his salon Prov-City.Stuart Pelletier has suffered graffiti, abuse, and even stones thrown at his window by strangers who believe he is an 'IRA sympathiser'.But the 32-year-old has no intention of changing the name of his dream shop in Hamilton, as he named it after the US city he grew up in.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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And adamant not to let the attacks affect his business he said: "It is something which is close to my heart and means a lot to me."People who believe he is an IRA sympathiser have walked past hurling “C’mon the Provos” at him.Stuart said: “I have worked extremely hard to get where I am today and for people, usually kids, to constantly destroy or damage my business and what I’ve built is infuriating.“First it was some type of make-up, then it was stones being thrown at the windows.”Stuart moved to Charlestown, near Rhode Island’s capital Providence, in the early 90s with his mum Lorraine and ­American step-dad Kevin Pelletier.He managed another salon before deciding to open his own in Hamilton earlier this year.Since then, he has been ­subjected to abuse from people who think the