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Kristy Dawson

Blyth barber opens shop named after his late grandad in Whitley Bay after success in Scotland

A barber who opened five shops in Glasgow named after his late grandad has now expanded to the North East.

Alex Mills, from Blyth, Northumberland, always believed that he would grow up to be a teacher or a police officer. When he failed both entry tests, he signed up to work a Camp America in the USA.

While working as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at the summer camp in Long Island, New York, he practised cutting the hair of his colleagues.

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