IT WAS balloons, bubbles and nibbles at a popular Chipping Sodbury salon as it celebrated 10 years in business.

Amy Gwilliam and Aimee Hosken opened Cloud 9 in Broad Street a decade ago.

Since then their beauty business has steadily expanded, necessitating a move to a larger premises on two occasions.

The pair now occupy a stylish and spacious shop on the high street, and business is booming.

Cloud 9 Beauty Salon Ltd and its team of seven therapists and two receptionists now offer an array of treatments from four nail bars, four therapy rooms, a bespoke pedicure room and tanning wet room.

As well as building their company up, the pair are kept pretty active at home too - Amy has two sons and Aimee has a daughter and two sons.

The Cloud 9 team celebrated the special landmark with nibbles and champagne at the shop, which was decked out with balloons.