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By Laurence Cawley & Kate Scotter
BBC News, East
Hairdressers in England have reopened for the first time since the start of the latest lockdown, along with pubs, shops and gyms.
Customers at two Colchester salons posed for portraits before and after their makeovers, while sharing their thoughts about being back in a hairdresser s chair. Doing your own hair is stressful
image captionSophia Beckford says she is very happy to be having her hair done professionally again
During lockdown, Sophia Beckford had done her own extensions - and booked an appointment for Monday to get her hair straightened.
Ms Beckford says it was a temporary measure before deciding exactly what she wanted done next with her hair.
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