FROM DIY attempts, to sporting the wild look, four months without a professional haircut has seemed like eternity for many.

It was therefore no surprise that a stop at newly-reopened hairdresser's and barbers was a top priority for many on Monday, April 12.

Box Hairdressing partner Peter said: “Welcoming in the customer after all this time feels like greeting old friends.”

The team there are now fully booked until the second week of May

Meanwhile at Carey's Hairdresser on Wote Street, hairdresser Denise Aitken was happy to be back at work, while Helen Brown told our reporter she was ‘very desperate’ to have her hair cut again.