Wrexham hairstylist shortlisted for national award
The finalists were announced last week, with the winners set to be confirmed at the Goldwell annual Celebration of Colour event in London on July 27.
Emma, who started at New Wave Hair when she was 15-years-old, has become one of the top award winning stylists at the salon in Wrexham.
She is now up for the 'creative hair cutter of the year award' at the Goldwell National Awards.
Emma won Gold last year in the creative colourist of the year category.
TOP STORIES TODAY
Thousands of entries for the competition were made from across the UK and Ireland.
The final announcement and winners will see Emma go to London and be a celebrated with the other finalists at the celebration of colour hosted by made in Chelsea's Jamie Lang.
If Emma gets gold at this event, she will go forward and represent the UK in the Goldwell Global awards in Milan this September.
Emma said: "I'm absolutely amazed and happy just to be in the top five in the UK and Ireland for second year running with such talented people and amazing images.
"It's such a huge achievement, I feel privileged to be in the top five regardless of if I place or not on July 27."
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- Daily Mail
What it's really like to give up a successful career... to become a GOLD DIGGER!
Deep in the red dust of the Australian Outback, a lithe young woman is clambering with monkey-like agility around a large and dangerous-looking industrial apparatus which has stalled under the baking hot sun. With expert fingers, she unpicks the obstruction preventing the brutish- looking machine, known as a dry blower, from greedily swallowing down tonnes of earth and shaking it violently before disgorging it into a neat pile. Moments earlier, a television camera watched intently as the same woman, her blonde tresses swept back under a broad-brimmed leather hat, swept a metal detector over some newly dug-up ground. 'The ground's been quite promising so far,' she says, holding up a sliver of shiny metal in her hand. 'That's a good sign. Hopefully, we'll get some more,' she adds, as a broad grin cracks her dust-caked cheeks to reveal a perfect row of brilliant white teeth. These are the gold fields of Western Australia, hundreds of miles to the north and east of the state's main city of Perth. Since the first lucky strike in 1851, gold fever has brought thousands of itinerant miners to its barren landscape in search of the mineral fortunes buried beneath its blood red soil. In the century and a half since, some have hit pay dirt, while others have lost everything, including their lives, in this high-risk, high-reward lottery. As the price of gold soars in a period of global economic uncertainty, however, a new influx of prospectors is fast gripping viewers on the Discovery Channel's popular reality series, Aussie Gold Hunters. One of the stars of the latest series is the woman with the broad-brimmed hat and even broader smile, who has come further than most, in every sense, to be reborn as a gold hunter Down Under. 'I love being up here in the red dust, in serenity. It's really lovely, it's really nice to get away from the rat race,' says Sheryl Munro, her distinctly un-Aussie accent betraying her Highland roots. In fact, her desire to follow the road less travelled has led her half a world away from her job as a midwife in her native Scotland to the remote, sparsely populated expanses of this notoriously unforgiving landscape. Although she only started mining for gold two years ago, the 45-year-old and her Australian partner, Simon Lawes, 50, have dug, smashed, panned and bashed enough gold from the earth to scrape a comfortable living from their gamble. They face daily danger from sunstroke in the 40C-plus heat, and the numerous species of deadly spiders and poisonous snakes, many hours drive from civilisation and the nearest medical facilities. But hers is a quietly inspiring tale of a grand adventure sparked by a childhood obsession with Australian daytime soaps and a determination to embrace every opportunity life threw her way. 'The reason I came over here was, I was a diehard Home and Away fan,' she told the Mail. 'From when I was eight, it was always Home and Away at ten past five and then at 5.40pm it was Neighbours. And I used to always say, 'I'm going to go live over there one day'.' Growing up in Elgin, in Moray, it seemed a bit of a pipe dream: 'No one in my family went to uni, no one really travelled, you know. So when I said that, they were like, 'Yeah, sure, Sheryl'.' A self-confessed tomboy, she would go shooting with her dad, Jim, who trained gundogs on a sporting estate, or camp out in the hills. 'I was never content with the idea of a three-bedroomed house in Elgin and going on my two-week holiday. It just wasn't for me,' she says. 'I often have this conversation with people – who is the happiest? The ones content with their little lot or those striving for something more? 'Despite what I do now, I'm not striving for money, it's just that life's there to be lived and you have to go out and grab it. 'I want to look back when I'm older and say, 'What an adventure that was!'' After studying nursing and midwifery in Inverness, her first taste of Australia came on a backpacking trip aged 23 in 2003, travelling around in a campervan. 'I just felt like this was my second home straight away,' she said. 'A lot of my Australian friends say, 'You're more Australian than we are'. Like, I love red dust. I love camping. I love being in the Outback.' Returning to Scotland, she completed her qualifications and applied for her residency permit. 'It's expensive and hard to get residency nowadays. It took me six weeks and £500, because I was on the demand list, being a nurse and a midwife, and I had the experience.' Not quite a Ten Pound Pom, although not far off it with inflation, she emigrated in 2006 and never looked back, living in Sydney, Darwin, and Port Hedland, before settling in Perth, working as a midwife and bringing up her son, Oliver, by a previous relationship. She met Simon six years ago through online dating: 'Although we actually only lived two streets away. How's that for a city with a population of 2.3million? 'But we would never have met otherwise because I was a single parent that really couldn't get out in the evenings very often, and he was a single dad with four children, although they're older.' Simon was also putting all his spare time into getting his goldmining business up and running. When it started to take off and he was at it full-time, he suggested she came with him so they could spend more time together. They started off near the tiny community of Cue (population 170), where gold was first discovered in 1892, about 400 miles or a seven-hour drive north-east of their home in Perth. They camped out with their dry blower and a couple of diggers for company. 'It can be very extreme. I think that's what I liked about it,' she said. Extreme can mean close encounters with creepy crawlies, but none of that fazes her: 'No, I've been bitten by a King Brown, one of the deadliest snakes in Australia. But that wasn't actually mining. 'That was up in Coral Bay, probably 12 hours' drive from Perth. I stood on a baby snake and it bit my toe, and I had to get the Royal Flying Doctors to get me out, and I had all my cardiac enzymes affected, and my blood started coagulating. 'But you just don't really think about it. I'm not really scared of spiders or snakes and stuff, and you just think, if it happens, well, I've got some medical knowledge. We'll work through it, and we'll be fine.' She is admirably phlegmatic about the many dangers of her new way of life: 'You're standing on top of dry blowers in the heat, and it would be super easy to get sunstroke. 'But you just have to be super sensible about it and drink plenty. 'And yeah, you've got snakes and dodgy spiders, but you hardly see them as they're more scared of you than you are of them. 'There was a snake in camp just this summer. I went to put on the light beside the barbecue and saw this thing slither. I nearly put my hand on it, but it wasn't a deadly snake, it was only a python…' Other risks are learned through painful experience: 'I've burnt my hand picking up tools because you forget how hot they are. 'I swear and throw it down. So you have to keep your tools cool in a bucket of water.' Arguably, their biggest enemy is something very familiar to all Scots. Rain turns the light red dust into thick gloopy mud that makes prospecting impossible and dries as hard as cement on the diggers and dry blowers. 'You've got to chisel the dirt out when it dries off and then it's just an absolute mess,' said Sheryl. Days of rain can dent profits. Sometimes, they just come up empty-handed – but they've still managed to make AUD 175,000 (£82,500) a year to grow the business. 'I have huge admiration for Simon, because many times we almost went bankrupt because we're still striving for this goal,' said Sheryl. 'I probably would have maybe given up. 'But he was like, 'No, I'm going to do this, we'll do this' He's very headstrong.' And resourceful. With such vast distances to cover between home in Perth and their camp, Simon and Sheryl are no different to the jolly swagmen of old driving a cart with all their picks and shovels, food and water over miles of unwelcoming terrain. When things go wrong, suddenly there are big decisions to make – the Outback is the last place you want to be stranded for long. Sheryl believes preparation is the best defence: 'Logistics is a massive thing, because where we are there's not a shop. 'We'll get car parts from a local dump to fix up our machinery because we have to think creatively and rely on ourselves. 'Simon's learned how to weld to patch bits because if we don't do it, we don't make money.' On the flipside, there is always the chance of stumbling across the find that'll make their fortune. Simon and Sheryl aim to rake in an ounce a day of gold, mostly 'alluvial' gold dust that lies on or near the surface, worth around £2,500. Their biggest single haul was around £15,000 worth, but that is still some way short of Aussie Gold Hunter's record. In 2019, the show captured the moment two prospectors unearthed a 95oz nugget valued at more than £109,000 40 miles northwest of Melbourne, Victoria, not far from where the world's largest single nugget was pulled from just over an inch below the ground in 1869. Nicknamed 'Welcome Stranger', it was more than 2ft long, weighed 97.1kg and would be worth around £4.5million at today's prices. Sheryl said: 'I always tell my mum, 'I'll be a millionaire one day, and I'll get you business class flights over, don't you worry'. And she's like, 'I quite believe you will, Sheryl'.' After all this time, does she miss the Auld Country? 'I hadn't been back to Scotland for seven years until we went to Elgin last year. 'It was Simon's first time and he absolutely loved it – he went stalking with my dad. He wants to buy a wee but 'n' ben and come back for a few months a year. 'My parents will be 70 soon and they separated five years ago. I always worry as they get old, but they both said, 'Don't ever come back for us; we can see how great your life is, and how happy you are, and how it suits you.' 'It's hard to do, although my mum Alison's got a great network of friends. I'm super close to her and she comes out for three months each year in November to look after Oliver while we're away. 'My dad's coming out in May and my brother Lee and his family are coming over next Christmas. It's possible to stay close, but you have to make the effort. 'I do love Scotland and half my heart will always be there, but the other half's here. I feel that I'm home.'
The Sun
20 hours ago
- The Sun
Glorious Goodwood day four: Betting odds and race rundown
THE PENULTIMATE day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival brings a card full of competitive action, and things kick off with the stamina-zapping Coral Goodwood Handicap. The standout race of the day comes in the Group 3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes as the fast-improving Opera Ballo goes in search of his first Group success. Win singles and each way bets from the best horse racing betting sites: 1:20 Coral Goodwood Handicap (3yo+ 0-105) - 2m4½f A stamina zapping opener day four of Glorious Goodwood, and only the brave will be seen at the finish here. Gordon Elliott sends over Modor, who has been installed as the current favourite. He comes here on the back of a staying on tenth just over two miles at the Curragh. He shapes as if this new distance will be well within range and is sure to be popular with punters. Align The Stars wasn't beaten far over a similar distance at Royal Ascot, and this course winner looks set to go close under Christophe Soumillon. The one who looks ready for another go at this trip is AGGAGIO. He finished sixth in the 2023 running of this race, and comes here in a rich vein of form off a two-pound lower mark. His last two runs have been at Goodwood with a close third and a win to his name. He's a regular at this course and runs it very well. Ashley Lewis gets a great turn out of him and looks set for a bold showing. 2024 Winner: Master Milliner J: Charles Bishop T: Emma Lavelle Odds: 25/1 Our pick: AGGAGIO 1:55 Group 3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes (3yo) - 1m Cosmic Year was a shade disappointing when sent as the favourite for a French Group 1 on his latest start. After travelling strongly, he failed to pick up and faded into seventh. If he can leave that run behind and replicate the second-place finish behind Field Of Gold in the Irish 2000 Guineas, then he has an obvious chance. However, the fast-improving and quirky OPERA BALLO has looked a horse on the rapid rise after two faultless wins at listed level. This marks a step up in grade, but given how impressive the son of Ghaiyyath has been in his last two starts, he should take all the beating here. Seagulls Eleven bounced back to form behind the selection last time out, and he can be the one to follow him home again. 2024 Winner: Lead Artist J: Kieran Shoemark T: John Gosden Odds: 9/2 Our pick: OPERA BALLO 2:30 Coral Golden Mile Heritage Handicap (3yo+) - 1m The old boy, Dutch Decoy, has rediscovered his form in his last two starts, and if he gets to run, then he is hard to leave out of the equation in his current mood. Grey Chieftain and recent Curragh listed winner Skukuza are sure to be popular here, but it's questionable whether the layout of Goodwood will suit the the Ed Dunlop-trained colt. He's not easily taken on, TRIBAL CHIEF, who was an unlucky ninth when getting no luck in running at Newcastle, has promised to have a race like this in him. This four-time winner lost all chance at he start of his seasonal return when missing the break, but showed a great attitude to run on to grab second place. That run can be markedly marked up, and you can also forgive him his run in France when the step up to one mile two furlongs didn't suit. He is going to be stone last at one point in this, but with the promise of plenty of pace on, the David Menuisier gelding can swoop wide and late under Christophe Soumillion to put it up to the principles. Bopeadro, Two Tempting, and Blue For You can outrun their huge odds. 2024 Winner: Toimy Son J: Ryan Moore T: Aidan O'Brien Odds: 4/5Fav Our pick: TRIBAL CHIEF 3:05 Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes (3yo+) - 5f Favourites have a good record in this race with the SP favourite winning five of the last seven renewals. This year, the Australian sprinter Asfoora sits as the clear favourite after just failing in her attempt to win back-to-back renewals of the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes. Forst At Dawn, who was in front of her at Royal Ascot, is nearly five times the price, which leaves the Australian sprinter looking very short in the betting. Town And Country is a fascinating runner after she did everything wrong and still won a Sandown listed race. She can take another big step forward here, and with the endless pace on show, this may be the first race where she gets a pace that will help her settle. Trained by top national hunt trainer Henry de Bromhead, this lightly raced filly can go well at big odds. However, the one who looks worth siding with is the course and distance winner, BIG MOJO. This top sprinter has been improving with each run this season, and he was very unlucky not to get even closer at Royal Ascot after not getting a clear run at a vital stage of the race. He comes here on the back of an agonizing miss in the Group 1 July Cup, and this course and distance will looks set for another big performance for last season's winning connections. Our pick: BIG MOJO 3:45 Buccellati Handicap (3yo 0-95) The minefields that are five-furlong sprints at Goodwood are up next. Ruby's Profit is well suited to this course and distance winner will have her chance should the ground not ease too much. The Man made a perfect start to the season when winning going away at York in May. That was on the back of being gelded and wind surgery, so there is promise of more to come despite an eight-pound rise in the weights. Nad Alshiba Green, Marthy Hopkirk, Brosay, and Dan Tucker are just a few of many who have live each way chances here. However, the progressive GETREADYTORUMBLE is given an opportunity to get back to winning ways here. This course and distance winner has his hat-trick bid succumbed when finishing third in a strong Sandown handicap, and did himself no favours when doing his best hurdling impression when jumping the crossing at the furlong pole. That lost him valuable momentum, but given how easily he won over course and distance last month, he can win off his current mark. 2024 Winner: Big Evs J: Tom Marquand T: Michael Appleby Odds: 13/8Fav Our pick: GETREADYTORUMBLE 3:45 Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Stakes (4yo+) - 1m1f Liberty Lane was a winner at this course over a slightly shorter distance in May before going on to finish twelfth at Royal Ascot. He wasn't beaten far on the day, and comes here with a lot to like. Godwinson is another with course-winning form, and comes in here at the peak of his powers after back-to-back wins in the Lincoln and a 0-105 handicap at Newcastle. He looks to have a lot more to come and will have a big say in the outcome here. However, siding with SOCIALITE can pay off. The Charlie Hills runner returned from 297 days on the sideline and had a gelding operation in between to win well at Windsor. The second Native Warrior has gone on to win on his next start and run here on Wednesday. Socialite has gotten away with a five-pound rise in the weights, and with natural improvement from his first run of the season, he may be able to dictate the pace on the front end and lead them from start to finish. Our pick: SOCIALITE 4:20 Hawes & Curtis Nursery Handicap (2yo) - 6f The unbeaten Rising Power could have more to offer off this mark, given that he has been winning by narrow margins. Tacitly versatile, the son of Wootton Bassett will be well supported here. However, another chance is given to OLD IS GOLD. After an impressive win over Naval Light at Beverly, the son of Mehmas was snapped up by Wathnan Racing and then sent off as the favourite for the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes, and even though he could only manage an eighth-place finish, he ran a race full of promise. Today's step up to six furlongs looks the right call, and should he show more improvement over this distance, the Andrew Balding runner could prove the one that they all have to beat. Shaman Champion has been steadily improving and can have a say here as well. Our pick: OLD IS GOLD 4:55 Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap (3yo 0-90) - 1m3f Munsif lost his unbeaten run at York and has been gelded on the back of that defeat. The winner, Dante's Lad, has franked the form by following up with another win. He gets in here of the same mark, and if the gelding operation has the desired effect, then there should be more progress to come from Munsif. Mdawi was second to Omini Man here on Wednesday, and should he be given the go-ahead to take his chance, then that form would give him a massive chance. The one who looks value at his current odds is PUSH THE LIMIT. The Ralph Beckett-trained son of La Havre comes here on the back of a second to The King's Falcon, whom he beat on his debut. However, the Kings improved significantly for that outing and were seen behind the talented Jackknife at Epsom. That form has a good look to it, and now coming here on the back of a 64-day break, he can find the required improvement to have a major say in the finish. 2024 Winner: Assaliant J: Oisin Murphy T: John Gosden Odds: 16/5 Our pick: PUSH THE LIMIT 🕔 Qatar Goodwood day four schedule TIME RACE DISTANCE 1:20 Coral Goodwood Handicap 2m4½f 1:55 Group 3 Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes 1m 2:30 Coral Golden Mile Heritage Handicap 1m 3:05 Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes 5f 3:45 Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes 1m1f 4:20 Hawes & Curtis Nursery Handicap 6f 4:55 Coral Pipped At The Post Winners Handicap 1m3f 📺 How to watch day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival Location: Goodwood, United Kingdom Date/Time: Friday, 1st August 2025. First Race 1:20 TV/Streaming: ITV & Racing TV Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
Leader Live
a day ago
- Leader Live
Wrexham hairstylist wins gold at Global Creative Awards 2025
Emma Jones from New Wave Hair in Wrexham has scooped the 'Creative Haircutter Gold' award at the Global Creative Awards 2025 National Finals. That follows on from her also winning gold in the 'Creative Colourist of the Year' competition at the same event last year. Claiming this title is a prestigious accolade, with stylists first challenged to create their vision through a stunning photograph, followed by recreating it in the international live competition. Emma will now represent the UK & Ireland in the 'Haircutter of the Year' category at the prestigious international Kao Salon Colorsphere event which takes place in Milan in September. Emma said: 'I'm thrilled and shocked to have been awarded the Gold award for Haircutter of the Year at this year's Global Creative Awards 2025 National Final. "I look forward to competing in Milan and representing the U.K' TOP STORIES Christel Grootentrasst, general manager, Kao Salon Division, UK & Ireland said: "The Global Creative Awards are the highlight of the hairdressing calendar and we're delighted to welcome our salon customers, all who are part of our Kao Salon Division family, to celebrate such incredible talent, creativity and passion. "We congratulate Emma Jones and all of our winners and finalist for their dedication and for continuing to inspire our industry. It's been an incredible event with some incredible talent. "We can't wait to support you as you represent the UK & Ireland at the Kao Salon Global ColorSphere event in September!'
