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May 2023
Harrogate salon to close after 15 years
Harrogate hair and beauty salon Dangerfield and Keane is to close after 15 years.
Owner Gerri Dangerfield announced the news on social media today, saying he "needed to address my work-life balance and spend more time with my husband, Andrew".
The salon has been a fixture on Cold Bath Road most of this century. Mr Dangerfield, who has been a hairdresser for 49 years, previously managed Saks Hair and Beauty on Parliament Street in Harrogate.
He told the Stray Ferret he was "going out on a high" and intended to stay in the hairdressing profession, adding:
The salon will continue to operate as normal until October 14.
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Mr Dangerfield added style director Marcus Hanson planned to open his own salon in Harrogate, and was in talks with each stylist at Dangerfield and Keane about roles, adding:
Explaining his decision to close the business on social media, Mr Dangerfield said:
He added beauty therapist Katy Smith had opened her own treatment room on Westmorland St trading under the name KS Beauty Harrogate.
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