A HAIR and beauty salon in Haltwhistle has been targeted by thieves for the third time in four years, its owner has said.

Police are investigating a burglary at Innovations Hair and Beauty, on Westgate, which happened in the early hours of July 11.

Owner Joy Betton says £1,260 worth of GHD brand hair straighteners were stolen. She said: “That’s all they took. They broke in and knew exactly what they wanted. It’s the third time in four years we have been targeted for the same reason. The straightening irons were here for retail purposes, for customers who wanted to buy them. But after this, we aren’t going to stock such items anymore. It’s just not worth it.”

Joy, who has run the business for 12 years, said: “Haltwhistle is a good place to work. It’s a friendly business community in the town centre. Therefore it’s very unsettling for us all to find out that a business can be targeted in this way.”

A police spokesman said inquiries were continuing and officers were appealing for witnesses.”