A HAIR stylist from Ripon has been picked from the Saks network to join the hair and beauty salon group's first Art Team Scholarship programme.

John Goddard, 24, is one of only ten successful candidates who took part in a selection day at the Saks London Academy last month.

He will now have the opportunity to develop his creativity and hairdressing skills through a training programme designed by Saks' international creative director Andrew Barton.