A pair of scissors and the relentless pursuit of a perfect haircut is offering some of Belfast’s homeless community the hope of a better life.
Jay Millar will use his skills as a top barber to give a number of mainly young men the chance of escaping the cycle of drug addiction and rough sleeping or sofa surfing that blights their lives.
A new ‘academy’ will see around eight or nine people put through a barbering course at a city square which sits at the epicentre of an ongoing debate about how Belfast is dealing with the problems of homelessness and drug use.
