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Shear joy
10:33am Friday 25th July 2008
Comments (16)HE HAS cut more than 100,000 heads of hair but despite reaching the grand age of 80 a Southampton barber is refusing to slow up with his scissors.
For 60 years Diagoras Onoufriou or Doug' as he is known to friends has been at the cutting edge of hairdressing and even refused to down tools for his 80th birthday which he celebrated in his beloved barber shop.
And he says he has no intention of hanging up his shears anytime soon. "It's part of my life and I enjoy it. I just don't want to give it up I shall miss it if I do.
"It's the social side it keeps me active. I could retire now but I would miss the gossips, the jokes and the laughter."
Over the years the Cyprus-born Bitterne resident has cut most styles of hair but still has his favourites.
Doug said: "I loved doing the Teddy Boy haircuts the most, I've done college boy haircuts, the skin heads and nowadays we have a lot more spiky hair cuts."
Doug has had his barber shop in St Deny's Road since 1963, previously owning one in Commercial Road in the city centre.
The father of three and grandfather of six moved across to England after getting married at the age of 18. Diagoras and wife Photini lived and worked in the West End of London before moving to the south coast.
The Daily Echo even featured Doug ten years ago aged 70 when he continued to work five years past the normal age of retirement.
Doug added: "I was out with my wife and we bumped into our GP. Even he said I shouldn't retire, if I enjoyed it I should be allowed to go on. I take pride in my job as well, if someone comes in with a good texture of hair and I manage to make the fellow look nice it gives you a good feeling."
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Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
11:23am Fri 25 Jul 08
Anon, says...
11:34am Fri 25 Jul 08
Osama Bin Laden wrote:That's why he's successful and has friends.
He best go to specsavers
Rob, Highfield says...
11:42am Fri 25 Jul 08
It's a proper men barbers.
LOWE OUT, LOWE OUT says...
11:49am Fri 25 Jul 08
LOWE OUT
LOWE OUT
LOWE OUT
LOWE OUT
Denzil, Chilworth says...
12:19pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
1:00pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Rob wrote:Oh one of THOSE places.
I always get my hair cut there. Diagoras is a great bloke.
It's a proper men barbers.
I do not see Ramon in the picture??
Bad Hair Day, Southampton says...
1:25pm Fri 25 Jul 08
BAGOT, EASTLEIGH says...
1:32pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Christoff, says...
2:09pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Rob wrote:short back and sides no matter what you ask for, hairline around the ears too high, nasty gel from 1982 to finish it off.
I always get my hair cut there. Diagoras is a great bloke. It's a proper men barbers.
Proper men barbers
Joe King, Fawley says...
2:30pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Did he count each and everyone of them ?
Bambi, says...
3:05pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Joe King wrote:Well quite clearly not, otherwise the exact figure would have been quoted.....
HE HAS cut more than 100,000 heads of hair
Did he count each and everyone of them ?
Featherlite Pete, Gossamer Mansions says...
3:12pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Bambi, says...
5:33pm Fri 25 Jul 08
Joe King, Fawley says...
8:42pm Fri 25 Jul 08
ana, southampton says...
12:55am Sat 26 Jul 08
Joe King wrote:I Hope you washed them first. Chop chop till you drop
I wear Denzils y-fronts
CUT ABOVE: Doug Onoufriou on his 80th birthday, cuts Ben Wesley's hair
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