SIX North East hairdressers have proved they are a cut above the rest by making the shortlist for a national hairdressing award.

The stylists were chosen after submitting photographs of their work which will be judged by the panel of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards at a grand final in London on November 24.

The shortlist includes Michelle Rooney, of Hooker & Young Wynyard, who is the current 2013 North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year.

The other finalists from our region are; Alan Simpson and Karen Simpson of Contemporary, Guisborough, Marcus King of Hooker & Young, Wynyard, Jill Watkins-Wright of Watkins-Wright Hairdressing & Beauty, Thirsk and Joseph Ferraro of Halo Hair and Beauty, Harrogate.