Harrogate hairdresser to rebrand with new name and new look
The Joseph Ferraro salon on Cheltenham Crescent in Harrogate is to be taken over by salon manager Nicola Rayner and rebranded with a new name and new look.
Ms Rayner has worked for Joseph Ferraro, who has another salon on Leeds Road, for 10 years and been part-owner of the salon for six years. But the pair have now decided to part ways and Miss Rayner is taking on the salon alone.
From August, she plans to rebrand as Rayner and Green and refurbish the salon. She said:
“As the years have gone on we both decided it was the right time to separate and I’m really excited to take on the salon as my own. All of my team will be staying with me too.”
Ms Rayner and her four staff intend to make a few changes including setting up Klarna, a payment app which allows customers to pay for their hair appointment over a number of instalments.
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Investment advisor with Harrogate branch makes deal with The Law Society
Wealth and investment advisor, St James’s Place, has struck a deal to become strategic partner of the Law Society of England and Wales.
As part of the relationship St James’s Place (SJP) will help solicitors at all stages of their professional career decide how to invest, manage significant cash bonuses or business cash flow, acquire or merge with other practices or create a legacy plan for their business.
The advisor has more than 4,000 partners across the UK with one of those offices being in Harrogate. The deal allows it to work with all solicitors represented by the Law Society.
Paul Ainslie, head of campaigns and partnerships at SJP, said:
Sneak Peek: New brasserie and bar will offer ‘a taste of Harrogate’“I am delighted that the Law Society of England & Wales have chosen to work with St. James’s Place, affording us the opportunity to expand on the support we already provide to solicitors via The Law Society of Scotland.”
“Our remit is simple, we will share our professional expertise with members so that they have the confidence and knowledge to help make the right decisions at the right time to create the future they want for themselves, their family, their business and their clients.”
One thing Harrogate isn’t short of is restaurants.
However the team behind Samsons brasserie and bar, which opens its doors tomorrow, is confident their new venture will stand out from the crowd.
Executive chef Josh Whitehead, who is known for his work with the Harewood Food and Drink Project, is heading up a talented kitchen team. He was also a semi-finalist on MasterChef: The Professionals 2016.
The bar will serve a range of beverages including cocktails, beer and spirits.
His menu will focus on “real cookery”, using quality British produce that has been mainly sourced from within a small radius of the restaurant, which is based at the former Le Bistrot Pierre site on Cheltenham Crescent.
Mr Whitehead said:
“We are buying really good, really local produce and presenting it in a really accessible way for everyone.
“It’s British ingredients, British cooking and finding a way to replace what you would normally get from other countries. For example instead of olive oil, we will use rapeseed oil from Wharfe Valley Farms in Collingham.”
The menu will offer a taste of the local area and ingredients will include Harrogate’s iconic Stray cherry blossoms.
Dishes start from £4 for small plates, classic starters from £6 and mains from £14.
Signature dishes will include duck crumpets.
The dining area seats up to 80 people.
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Mr Whitehead said:
“We will be offering a taste of Harrogate, which you won’t be able to get anywhere else.
“It’s a really exciting time. My first ever kitchen job was in Harrogate around 10 years ago in what was Restaurant Bar and Grill on Parliament Street, which is now Piccolinos.
“I’ve always thought something like this needs to be in Harrogate. I don’t want to say it’s like a homecoming, but it’s quite cool that this is the biggest job I’ve had thus far in the same place I started.
“I was looking for next challenge and this one just stuck out like a sore thumb. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Mr Whitehead will be reunited in the kitchen with his best friend and former colleague Andy Castle, who was head chef at the Ox Club in Leeds.
The famous cherry blossoms will also feature as garnish on the extensive cocktail menu, which will feature 12 classic and 15 signature cocktails, all of which have been given Harrogate-themed names.
The name of the restaurant is also linked to the town.
Managing director of Samsons, Mark Morrison, who moved to Harrogate from London seven years ago, said:
“There was a chap called Samson Fox who brought the first street lights to the world. He was also quite philanthropic, he did a lot of work helping the poor. He built the Royal Academy of Music, which happens to be in London, not far from where I grew up. So there’s a nice link there.
“But when I was looking around for things about Samson Fox, there was one brown plaque 12 streets away on his old house at Grove Road and that’s it.
“And this is the only three-time mayor of Harrogate, a significant figure, and nothing really to celebrate him or his life.
“It’s a nice name for a restaurant.”
Samsons, which is described as “a light, airy design-led space”, seats up to 80 people in the restaurant and 20 people in the bar area. There is also additional seating on the outdoor terrace, which is set to launch in the warmer months.
