WHAT a difference a haircut makes.

Residents of a care home in Osbaldwick are celebrating – after hairdressers were finally allowed to visit again.

Phyllis, a resident at the Meadowbeck care home, said of her new hairstyle: ““I can’t remember another time in my life when I had to go so long between haircuts! It feels so good to be back to my normal style.”

Just like the rest of the country, residents had been waiting patiently for months to get their hair styled and so they were delighted to be able to book in for a long overdue cut and blow dry.

Annaliza Kemp, acting General Manager at Meadowbeck, said: “It really has felt like Christmas.

“Our residents are just so delighted to be able to get a good cut and to feel like themselves again. It is wonderful to see them all so happy. We have really missed our hairdressers – it is fantastic to be able to welcome them back again.”