Allen & Sadler Hair Studio, on Hickman Road, was established in 1976 and is now gearing up to mark its half-century serving the town and its community. Manager Kirsty Bousie has worked at the salon since she was 18 and is now 55, having spent almost her entire career there. “We’ve had families where we started with the children, and now we’re doing their children,” Ms Bousie said. Penarth salon Allen & Sadler to mark 50 years in business (Image: Kirsty Bousie)Like many high street businesses, the salon was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and was forced to shut its doors during lockdown. “We’ve been in the town for years and years and years,” Ms Bousie said.