A PERTH beauty salon’s “gripping” charity competition netted £300 for the new Macmillan Cancer Care hospice being built in the grounds of Perth Royal Infirmary.

Clare Hair and Beauty in North Methven Street raised the cash in a competition among customers to guess the number of kirby grips in a jar, with a £250 voucher prize to the winner.

*Pictured at the presentation yesterday are Neil Kennedy, accepting the cheque on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Care, with (from left) Laura McLaren, owner Clare Must and Ashleigh McLeod.