The Spennymoor salon in top ten of Echo best hairdresser

The Maddison McKenna salon, at 69 High Street in Spennymoor, has been shortlisted after a surge of support from loyal customers and new clients alike.

Owners Victoria Bent, 39, from Kirk Merrington, and Megan Maddison, 30, from Hunwick, met working together at another salon.

But when Victoria felt ready to move on and start something new, Megan was keen to join her and wanted to open her own salon before turning 30.

The doors opened in February last year, and since then, business has gone from strength to strength.

Victoria Bent (McKenna) and Megan Maddison of Maddison Mckenna in Spennymoor (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)

The pair say they each brought different strengths to the venture, specialising in different aspects of hairdressing.

Victoria said: "It has been absolutely phenomenal and better than we could ever have imagined. We have support from previous clients as well as new ones that have become loyal and it is just brilliant. We cannot stop smiling about it. It has been surreal the support and we never expected to be nominated for something like this either.

"We are creative and knowledgeable and just work so well together we have another stylist who came from the place we used to work and an apprentice too who is amazing, we really are the dream team."

The full list of nominees to be crowned best hairdresser can be found here.

To vote, simply cut out a coupon printed in The Northern Echo this week.

You have until Wednesday, March 4, to vote for your favourite and return the coupon to: The Northern Echo Best Hairdresser 2026, Local iQ House, 1 Dalston Road, Carlisle, CA2 5NP, before March 4.

Votes will be counted shortly after voting closes.

In the meantime, we’ll be highlighting one of the salons in our top ten each day to help you decide which one to vote for.