A new hair salon will open in Harrogate next week.
Charlotte Woolley Hairdressing, which is located on John Street, will offer traditional hair services including cuts, colours and hair-up services.
Owner Charlotte Woolley has 20 years of hairdressing experience under her belt and hopes the salon will bring “the ultimate salon experience”.
She told the Stray Ferret she wants the salon to be known particularly for its blow-dries.
She said:
“I’m so excited about it opening.”
“I think there’s a gap in the market for luxury hairdressing here in Harrogate.”
The unit is located in the former art gallery Bills and Rye. Ms Woolley said renovations, which began in August, have cost around £50,000.
Charlotte Woolley Hairdressing will open on Wednesday, November 1.
It will be open Tuesday to Saturday.
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New salon opens in Harrogate as longstanding one bids farewell
A new salon will open in Harrogate on Tuesday — days after a longstanding one closes.
Charles Hanson, a unisex salon, will welcome customers in Westminster Arcade on Parliament Street.
Owner Marcus Charles Hanson was previously style director at Dangerfield & Keane on Harrogate’s Cold Bath Road, which will close tomorrow after 15 years.
Several staff at Dangerfield & Keane, including owner Gerri Dangerfield, are involved in the new venture.
Charles Hanson’s premises in Westminster Arcade.
Mr Hanson said:
“For my entire hairdressing career, I have wanted my own business. From when I was just a Saturday boy to recent months as a manager and trainer with a loyal clientele, telling clients that my dream was to have my own salon.
“I have worked at Dangerfield & Keane in Harrogate with some of the most talented hairstylists and I have watched them progress through their journeys. After watching them its now time to start my own. I cannot wait to open the doors to Charles Hanson.”
Gerri Dangerfield and stylist Gill Hawley-Jefferson are renting chairs in the new salon. Two other Dangerfield & Keane staff have also transferred to Charles Hanson.
Mr Dangerfield announced in May he planned to close the salon “to address my work-life balance and spend more time with my husband, Andrew”.
The business was expected to continue until October but Mr Dangerfield said on Instagram “while this is ahead of our previous schedule, the time is now right for the next move”.
He added:
“We want to assure you that we are all very excited to be moving to the next chapter of our careers and lives.”
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Christmas lights vandalised on Harrogate salon
A long-standing Harrogate business has had its Christmas lights vandalised for the first time in 14 years.
The display at Dangerfield & Keane hairdressers has become an annual highlight for families walking along Cold Bath Road.
It went up on Monday — and on Wednesday night was damaged.
A video of a man, appearing to rip the lights off the shopfront, has been shared many times on the shop’s Facebook page.
An image from the Dangerfield and Keane CCTV footage.
Gerri Dangerfield-Keane, who owns the business, said:
“I’m just dismayed – why would anyone do that? It’s senseless.
“This is the 14th year of doing the same thing and it’s never been touched or vandalised before.”
Mr Dangerfield-Keane said the electric circuit had been destroyed but he was determined to get it fixed and restore the display to full power.
He has also offered to give a free set of Christmas lights to the perpetrator:
“Whoever did it must be so bereft of Christmas lights we will give them a free set.”
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Harrogate hairdresser to rebrand with new name and new look
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:
Meet the team at Harrogate’s new hair salon“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.”
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Allertons has built an incredible team of highly qualified stylists since opening in Harrogate just six weeks ago. The team is here to help people in Harrogate achieve their dream hair.
Allertons has just celebrated eight years in business and has two salons in Leeds, one in Nottingham and another in Harrogate.
The company’s owner Nicholas Nicola is hugely proud of everything his staff has achieved including being Leeds’ highest rated salon, with plenty of five star ratings on Google.
Nicholas lives in North Leeds and has always enjoyed visiting Harrogate. So when a unit became available on Montpellier Street he knew it would make the perfect addition to the Allertons family.
Following a £60,000 refurbishment the salon opened with a team of four and with further plans to transform the two upper floors the team is eager to continue building its reputation.
Lauren Wood, hair stylist
What is your speciality?
“I specialise in most things including colour, extensions and blow-drying. A bit of an all-rounder.”
How does Allertons enable you to give your best?
“We get a lot of support from Nick and everyone in the team, there’s a lot of training opportunities too. We are also kept up-to-date on what is going on so there’s never any surprises.”
Who is your celebrity hair crush?
“Definitely Hailey Bieber, she’s just spot on every time and I love that sometimes she can surprise you.”
Jess Hewitt, hair stylist
What is your speciality?
“Definitely say I prefer colour, it’s a little bit more enjoyable transforming someone’s hair. I really like it when someone comes to me for a complete change in style.”
Why do you enjoy working for Allertons?
“It’s the team, we all get on really well. It just feels good coming to work and getting on with everyone. Plus the simple things like being paid on time just makes the experience that bit better. We just all really support each other.”
How does Allertons enable you to give your best?
“It’s opened my eyes to new careers, so I’ve thought about going down the hair education route. All the courses we get sent on just help us develop into the stylist we want to be.”
How does a consultation work?
“Normally someone comes to us with a picture and we can talk through the process of getting to that point. Unfortunately there are times when the client’s hair type might not suit the hair they want but I’ll always give advice and other inspirations.
“I also want to make sure the client can maintain their hair, so if someone can’t make it to use every six weeks I wouldn’t suggest bleach blonde. It’s about making sure the client gets the hair they want without spending hours a day making it look fabulous.”
Francis Emechette, national educator
What is your speciality?
“Precision cutting and training.”
How does Allertons enable you to give your best?
“My position at Allertons allows me to utilise my skills and work on my passion whilst passing my experience on to the rest of the team.”
What is your favourite hair era?
“An Eaton Crop wonderfully modelled by Charlize Theron and Tilda Swindon also there’s a style called Wolf Cut which gives more volume at the root and front of the head. Then celebrities like Billie Eilish have brought the Japanese Anime style back into the mainstream.”
Robyn Mackin, apprentice
What is your speciality?
“I’m really enjoying the colouring aspects of hairdressing, learning techniques and developing my skills. Especially highlighting hair.”
Why do you enjoy working for Allertons?
“I love the area where Allertons is, I’m from Harrogate so it’s really nice to work where I’ve grown up. Our clientele are lovely and always come in with smiles on their faces so it makes my job even more positive.”
How does Allertons enable you to give your best?
“Allertons are so supportive with my training with in house training every week and they send me on courses to develop my skills regularly which enables me to reach my goals of becoming a really good hairdresser.”
The salon is currently offering up to three free appointments as part of its eighth anniversary celebrations. To find out more click here.
Allertons Harrogate has plans to expand to 15 staff once all the refurbishments are complete. The renovations are set to get underway by summer and will include beauty rooms offering facials, massage, manicures and pedicures.
The salon is currently looking to hire a full time salon manager and hair stylist and two part time hair stylists.
Knaresborough hairdresser wins legal battle after customer sues for catastrophic hair lossA Knaresborough hairdresser accused of causing catastrophic hair loss to a customer has won a ground-breaking legal case.
Mother-of-two Kelly Teggin challenged the customer’s claims that large clumps of her hair had fallen out after bleaching, leaving her with a blistered scalp.
A two-day county court trial, which could have landed Ms Teggin with a bill of more than £100,000, including costs, and damaged her reputation, ruled in her favour.
Court documents summarising the case, which was heard in October last year, state:
“On the balance of probabilities, nothing untoward happened to the claimant in the salon that evening and no concerns were raised that night. It was accepted that the claimant was content when she left.”
Ms Teggin, of Kelly Teggin Hair and Beauty in Knaresborough, has now spoken about the verdict publicly for the first time. She said:
“I was positive I had done nothing wrong and wanted to clear my name.”
Kelly Teggin (right) and assistant Penny Ledgeway
The Leeds County Court judge’s ruling in favour of Ms Teggin has been hailed as a breakthrough for hairdressers struggling to disprove claims that cost insurance companies millions of pounds every year.
‘Hair reduced to stubble in some places’
The claimant, from Boroughbridge, argued her hair started falling out on holiday, a few days after Ms Teggin bleached the roots in August 2019, and continued to fall out until she only had half her hair left, with it being reduced to stubble in some places.
The judge, Recorder Murray, said there was only evidence of minor breakage, which did not demonstrate there had been negligence.
Dismissing the claim, he also pointed out that UV light, heat and mechanical processes could damage bleached hair.
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Ms Teggin’s solicitor, Sarah Pether, said the case could have been settled at the outset for around £6,000 damages and costs. She added:
“Trials in such cases are rare as insurers usually consider it more cost effective to settle at an early stage and pay the low level fixed legal fees.
“I have seen obvious cases of negligence before with ‘chewing gum’ hair, huge clumps falling out, hair turning green etc, where most people would accept the treatment was negligent and those cases should be settled to avoid court costs.
“However, a lot of claims now seem to be based on minor breakage which are not necessarily due to negligence, or do not prove there has been negligence, and with only £3,000 to £4,000 claimed each time the insurers have tended to settle them.”
‘Reputation on the line’
Ms Teggin said afterwards:
“I was putting my reputation on the line and risked losing my business if it all went wrong but I was never going to settle because the story simply didn’t stack up and I knew I had the evidence to prove it.
“I just hope this gives other hairdressers and the insurance industry in general the confidence to stand up against false claims, which are more common than people realise,” added Mrs Teggin.
Expert witness, forensic trichologist Prof Barry Stevens, welcomed the verdict, adding:
Wetherby Road newsagent to be converted to hairdressers“It will hopefully lead to a closer review of claims within the industry.”
The closure of another newsagent during the pandemic has raised concern about the loss of these local community stores.
A planning application has been lodged to change the use of Wilkinson’s newsagent, at 137 Wetherby Road, near Woodlands junction. The newsagent, which closed last year when the owner Alan Wilkinson retired, will become a hairdresser and beauty salon with five treatment rooms.
Councillor Pat Marsh, whose ward the newsagents is located in, recalls that the building was used as a sweet shop as far back as 1956, when she moved to the area. It has been a newsagents since at least 1977.
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Cllr Marsh said that the shop had been a “wonderful asset to the community”:
“There is a problem in Harrogate about a lack of small community shops – but where does the blame lie? It lies with us, we do our shopping in the supermarkets, it’s just the way life has turned.”
Last year also saw the closure of the newsagent at Harrogate railway station, run by Brian Moses. This reflects a national trend of declining numbers of newsagents, driven by lower tobacco and newspaper sales.
The application also includes the demolition of a garage on the premises and an increase in the number of parking spaces, from three to five.
The planning officer will make a decision on the application by 27th May.
Ripon hairdressers prepare for the long road backA long road back from lockdown and lost trade lies ahead for Ripon hairdressers Deborah Chalmers and Sharon Bielby.
The friends own and run hair and beauty businesses less than 100 yards apart on North Street, Ripon.
Deborah’s Love Hair & Beauty Boutique depends heavily on the wedding market.
Sharon, whose shop bears her name, is a barber who cuts men’s and boys’ hair.
For both, the priority following the stop-start year of 2020 and the closed-down first quarter of 2021, has been to keep their heads above water.
Now they are buoyant at the prospect of reopening in six weeks time on 12 April and finally earning some money again.
Their loyal and now long-haired customers have kept in touch and they are looking forward to a busy post-lockdown period.
Deborah, who ensures brides and their bridesmaids look beautiful for the big day, told the Stray Ferret:
“It has been a very difficult time.
“The shop was shut for long periods and just about every wedding booking I had for last summer was cancelled because of the pandemic.”
She used a government small business grant to pay for overheads while living off the crumbs that came from the dramatically scaled-down wedding table.
Sharon Bielby reflects on a difficult year, as she gets ready for the many customers in desperate need of a hair cut.
The same applies for Sharon, who said:
“It has been a case of surviving on the barest minimum, while staying positive and thinking about the many customers who just can’t wait to get their hair cut again.”
Her shop will have an appointment-only policy in place from reopening day. She joked:
“I will probably have to allow extra time for each customer, because they will have a lot more hair to cut!”
Deborah, who has created her own brand of lip balm as a reopening thank-you gift for her customers, is looking forward to a very busy summer.
She said:
“From mid-June, the government is easing the restrictions on the size of gatherings and that’s good news.
“Couples who postponed their plans, still want to get married and share their celebration with family and friends.”
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An additional factor gives Deborah hope that she can make up for some of the lost business she has experienced over the last year.
She said:
“With Saturdays like gold-dust in the wedding calendar, people are now arranging their weddings for other days of the week.
“That means I will be handling hair and beauty for up to four events a week, compared with a maximum of two Saturday weddings a week in a normal year.”