ONE of the more unexpected parts of lockdown has been the prevalence of some rather unusual home haircuts.
Men in particular have been sporting dodgy fades, wild wavy locks and - possibly a sign things haven’t gone to plan - the shaved head.
In response, Susan Wray, who runs the mobile Barber Bus, loaned out her clippers to budding barbers in Hexham.
The £5 fee was then donated to the West Northumberland Foodbank, with Susan raising £110.
She said: “ I can’t work during lockdown and have my partner and two sons at home all day so our shopping bill was much greater. So I thought in these hard times I would donate the money from loaning my clippers out to the food bank.
“Customers saved having to buy a pair clippers probably only used in lockdown, while the food bank benefited too. It was a win win”
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