TWO hairdressers have proved they are a cut above the rest by scooping national awards.

Joanne Bonner, 28, picked up the Special One award at at the Saks national awards, while Sophie Parton, 21, was given the Future Hair Star award for most promising student.

Both work at the Saks salon in Royston. Joanne has been there for 12 years, and impressed the judges with her dedication to her clients and her charity work, which has seen her raise maoney for Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society.