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Kathleen Speirs

Glasgow barber gives free haircuts to help city's poorest feel good

A bighearted trainee barber gave free haircuts for a month to help Glasgow's most struggling families 'look good and feel good'.

Aston Halstead chopped, shaved and trimmed around three barnets a day throughout June for nothing. The 17-year-old is based at The Fading Ape in Tollcross.

What started as the odd freebie to get practice in became a bit of a charity mission for the teenager who reaped the rewards of offering haircuts to those forced to go without.

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