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COULD WORK
With Newton Aycliffe Shopping Centre
manager Bryan Haldane...
I’m taking part in the Neighbourhood
Plan with Great Aycliffe Town Council
because I think it’s a fantastic exercise.
One of the questions I was asked at the
launch event was the subject of a retail
park in Newton Aycliffe.
I’ve looked at Bishop Auckland, I’ve
looked at the impact the development
at Tindale has had on the town centre.
They are two very different places.
At Newton Aycliffe, you’d have to be
very careful at what type of retail you
put on the business park, as opposed to
the type of retail you have in the town
centre.
I think they could work together, but I
think you’d have to be very careful how
you planned for it.
Being realistic is an important point.
Aycliffe is a small town, it isn’t a large
town like Darlington or Durham. We’ll
never get a Next or a Marks & Spencer
– not because of Newton Aycliffe, but
by the sheer size alone and population.
What we do have over the next year
are various developments happening
around the town centre, with some of
the existing retailers being relocated
and bringing in a new national retailer.
We’re also in discussions with another
very large national retailer, which I think
will surprise people if we can achieve it.
I’m very positive about Newton Aycliffe.
When we’re finished the demolition of
Churchill House and do all the works
required at that end of the town.
We’ll drop to 6% vacancy by February
of next year, and there’s no other town
in the North-East can say that.
Bryan Haldane
Aycliffe Shopping Centre
Lox of Love managing director Victoria Cartwright
with her new stylist, Emma Stevens.
LOX OF LOVE EXPAND IN STYLE
Newton Aycliffe hair extensions specialists Lox of Love have expanded the
business already by adding a new stylist to the team.
Newtonian Emma Stevens has joined the
firm at their premises in Evans Business
Centre on Aycliffe Business Park.
Managing director Victoria Cartwright, also
from the town, launched Lox of Love 18
months ago, offering a mobile hair extension
service to clients across the North-East.
Victoria grew the business rapidly, winning a
deal to become an official stockist of worldrenowned, award-winning brand, Halo Hair,
and taking on her first member of staff in
marketing associate Tamsin Edwards.
Now she’s brought in experienced stylist
Emma, previously of Steven Hall hair salon
in Darlington, to enable them to expand their
service to existing clients and non-extension
wearers and help the business to grow
further.
“We’re very excited to have Emma on
board, said Victoria. “She has an excellent
”
reputation and is passionate about
hairdressing.
“Having a full hairdressing service is quite
unique for hair extension wearers and many
salons either don’t have the correct training,
or are reluctant to cut, colour or style clients
who wear hair extensions.
“An additional hair stylist in our team means
we can offer our clients a full service which
will maintain the quality of extensions
throughout the period they are worn.
“We’re thrilled at how quickly our additional
hairdressing service has already taken off.
”
Emma added: “I’m delighted to be joining an
enthusiastic and ambitious team at Lox of
Love.
“I’ve been very impressed by Victoria’s
ambition to grow the business and I’m
proud to be a part of the team and offer new
services to clients.
”
Lox of Love, based in Unit 6 at Evans
Business Centre on the business park, offers
a range of elite brand styling tools including
Cloud Nine, as well as clip-in extensions and
hair pieces from Halo and TOWIE star, Lauren
Pope’s Hair Rehab London range.
To book or make an enquiry, call them on
01325 327362 or go to www.loxoflove.
co.uk or Facebook/loxoflove
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