Boy, 14, becomes barber after watching YouTube - and five more local stories you missed this week
The Watford Observer reported that Ellis Craggs cuts local teenagers' hair in the shed of his family's garden.
Elsewhere, an 80-year-old weightlifter from Durham is still going strong and an Asda delivery driver was praised for saving a customer's life in Dorset.
You can read the full version of each of our selected articles through the links under each story – or read more top headlines from around the UK's regions on the Yahoo UK local news page.
A young entrepreneur has become the go-to barber for his fellow local teens after teaching himself how to cut hair by watching YouTube videos.
Ellis Craggs, 14, from Watford, began cutting hair 10 months ago after practicing on one of his best friends.
Quickly the word got out about Ellis's cheap and stylish haircuts and he began getting requests from other teens.
Read the full story from the Watford Observer
Five adorable lambs have been born to the same ewe in a 'one in a million' birth.
The Texel Cross lambs - three girls and two boys - arrived at Bowerings Farm in Shapwick, Somerset.
The quintuplets have been named Georgina, Timmy, Anne, Dick and Julian - after the Famous Five characters from the novels by Enid Blyton. Tracey Lockyer, 56, is the proud owner of the sheep and has never had five lambs born to one ewe before.
Read the full story from Somerset Live
A gladiator-training OAP is continuing to break powerlifting world records despite being in his ninth decade.
Alexander Lee, from Thornley, in East Durham, has set two new world records in powerlifting for his age category.
The 80-year-old competed in the Drug-Free Powerlifting competition on 2 March, where he lifted 112.5 kilos in the unequipped bench press, beating the existing record by 15 kilos.
Read the full story from the Northern Echo
A delivery driver helped save a woman's life after finding her unconscious at her home.
Leandro Pinto Dantas, who works for Asda in Poole, was on a delivery round when he sensed something was wrong at a customer's home.
Despite the lights and television being on, nobody answered the door or phone, which made him suspicious.
Read the full story from the Bournemouth Echo
An English duo have made their way up to Edinburgh from London by hitchhiking the whole way.
Joe and Nathan, who run the page Dropouts on YouTube, took on the challenge in the hopes of proving 'people are nice'. The pair are known for taking on challenges and pranks, which they upload to their page.
Setting off on a Thursday morning, the duo have a target of getting to Edinburgh by the following night. The journey takes them just over 31 hours, and eight separate lifts.
Read the full story from Edinburgh Live
The "longest serving" record store in Hove's busy high street continues to thrive 40 years on.
Julian Pelling has owned Fine Records in George Street, Hove, since 1984 after taking it over from the previous owners.
The store sells a wide range of new and pre-used classical CDs and also specialises in stock of jazz, nostalgia and soundtracks on second hand vinyl records including many rare collectables all in mint or near mint condition.
Read the full story from The Argus
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