When they come to me, they open up, that's the important thing

Paul has been cutting peoples hair for over five and a half decades (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Whether it's for a last minute haircut on Christmas eve or for a fresh trim in preparation for our wedding days, barbers across the city are always on hand to make sure we look our best before the biggest occasions.

However, one person who has been their longer than anyone else, tending to the various styling requests, is Paul Robinson aged 81 . Nearly six decades on from doing his first haircut, he is still proudly serving his loyal customers at his shop at 81 Lark Lane in Aigburth .

Paul first began cutting hair on Lark Lane back in January 1968 when he signed a seven year lease for £416 a year for number 81. Seven years down the line, he went on to purchase the shop and the house next d