FLOWING locks were cut down to size at a Cwmbran salon to help a charity that provides real hair wigs for children who have lost theirs due to cancer treatment.

Business was brisk at Inigma Hair Designs on the town's Wesley Street, as owner Shelley Fitzgerald and her team cut and bagged several metres of hair from family members, friends and clients.

The lopped locks will be donated to the Little Princess Trust for the purpose of providing wigs that can help boost the confidence and happiness of youngsters recovering from cancer and its treatment.

The scissors were busy for several hours and so was the rest of the salon as it also hosted a family fun day, with proceeds to go to the Noah's Ark Appeal at the Children's Hospital for Wales.

There was also an adult’s event in the evening to celebrate the salon’s 13 years in business.

“We'd already raised more than £300 in donations and it's been very busy so hopefully there is plenty more to come. I can't believe the response we've had," said Ms Fitzgerald.

"And we've bagged up lots of lengths of hair as well - I had 12 inches off - and that will go to what I think is a really good cause."

Ms Fitzgerald’s mum Sharon shed several inches of hair too at the event, to support the Little Princess Trust and also to raise money for a sensory room for two-year-old Lilly-May Wyatt, from Caerphilly.

Lilly-May suffers from a life-limiting brain condition called leukodystrophy, and also from silent aspiration - whereby food and liquids go down into her lungs without any of the usual signs, such as choking or turning red - due to which she will probably have to be tube-fed for the rest of her life.

"It's important she has the sensory stimulation for her brain development, and a sensory room will help that," said mum Rhian.