A GROUP of 18 'hairdevils' lost their locks in aid of charity during a sponsored head shave at a Colne pub.

The event, at the Morris Dancers, Byron Road, yesterday was organised by regular Carole Johnson, of Harrison Drive, Colne, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. She is undergoing chemotherapy.

Her hairdresser, Paul McGladdery, of Max's Hair Salon, Colne, offered to shave the volunteers' heads for free and in front of a packed pub the floor was soon littered with lost locks.

"More people than expected took part and a couple of men lost their moustaches and beards," said Carole, who hopes the event will raise around £3,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

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