The best of British hairdressing talent was celebrated last night at this year’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional and for the first time in 12 years a woman won British Hairdresser of the Year (pictured). Winners included:

British Hairdresser of the Year - Sally Brooks, Brooks & Brooks, London Afro Hairdresser of the Year - Charlotte Mensah, Hair Lounge, London Artistic Team of the Year - RUSH Hair, London Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year - Emmanuel Esteban, Anne Veck Salons, Oxford Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year - Robert Eaton, Russell Eaton, Leeds Men’s Hairdresser of the Year - Terri Kay and Andrea Giles, Mark Leeson, Mansfield Newcomer of the Year -  Olivia Nevill, Ashley Gamble, Shifnal Eastern Hairdresser of the Year - Joseph I'Anson and Lisa Graham, Mark Leeson, Mansfield London Hairdresser of the Year -  Indira Schauwecker, TONI&GUY Bedford Street, London Midlands Hairdresser of the Year - Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson, Chesterfield North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year -  Isobel Eaton, Russell Eaton, Barnsley North Western Hairdresser of the Year - Daniel Couch and Ashleigh Maybank, Russell Eaton, Leeds Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year - Julie Cherry and Colette Fitzpatrick, Shane Bennett Salon, Lisburn Scottish Hairdresser of the Year -  Suzie McGill & Dylan Brittain, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow Southern Hairdresser of the Year -  Thomas Hills, TH1 Hair, Oxted Wales and South West Hairdresser of the Year: Zoe Williams & Scott Evans, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff