My Kind of Town

16/12/2025

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Please note we have sold out of Issues 1-4 & 24

10/12/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4k-jwA6gw

Join me on my mission on Safari in Sheffield’s biggest park!

09/12/2025

IT WAS THE WINTER OF '69....
How Sheffield's Christmas lights looked 56 years ago!

02/12/2025

PERFECT CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ANY SHEFFIELDER

25/11/2025

REMEMBERING BOBBY KNUTT

When a local band, Mark Stone & The Questers, were let down by their lead singer, they were on the verge of postponing their show at Lindsay Road Youth Club until someone in the club spoke up, telling them: “I can sing the songs for you”.
That was Robert Andrew Wass who later became known as Bobby Knutt. He was born in Sheffield 80 years ago today.
The group kept Bob as their lead singer before he joined The Whirlwinds.
His zany sense of humour was already being noted and he began to earn a decent part-time wage.
Knutty’s career took flight after an appearance on Granada TV’s The Comedians. Then he was suddenly in demand on cruise ships and on TV where he featured in The Price of Coal, Play for Today, Coronation Street, All Creatures Great and Small, Heartbeat, Last of the Summer Wine, Emmerdale, Benidorm and more.

Read our 8-page Bobby Knutt tribute in My Kind of Town Issue 27
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24/11/2025

FOLLOW OUR EDITOR ON HIS MISSIONS!

Travel vlogs exploring unique places, discovering untold stories and navigating the country’s public transport system. Will it be mission accomplished or mission failed?

19/11/2025

WET AND WINDY BIN DAY.

Come with me on my mission to an UNESCO World Heritage Site! ...

18/11/2025

WHEN OUR BUSES HAD NAMES

Sheffield’s streets have always been full of characters, but how many people have spotted the Sheriff of Nottingham, Dennis the Menace, Captain Hook and Oliver Cromwell?
Transport company Andrews operated a fleet of yellow and blue buses which were given their own names. These included famous Sheffield characters, football teams, Beano personalities, police officers and the cast of Peter Pan!
Here are some of our favourites, can you name any more?

11/11/2025

BLUE PLAQUE UNVEILED

Heron Publications was delighted to sponsor a Blue Plaque unveiled to mark the birthplace of one of England’s most famous footballers - goalkeeper Gordon Banks.
A ceremony took place at the former Arthur Road, off Sheffield’s Abbeydale Road, and those attending included Gordon’s son Rob and daughters Julia and Wendy, together with nephew Nick Banks of the band Pulp. They were joined by the Lord Mayor Coun Safiya Saeed, former Sports Minister Richard Caborn, Tony Currie and many others.
Andy Kershaw of the Sheffield Home of Football organisation said this was the 11th plaque installed in the city to highlight Sheffield’s football heritage.

28/10/2025

THE BIRTHPLACE OF GORDON BANKS

My Kind of Town's publishing company, Heron Publications, are sponsoring a Blue Plaque which is to be sited in Sheffield, close to the birthplace of legendary footballer Gordon Banks OBE.
Read the full story here: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70806265/gordon-banks-birthplace-plaque

21/10/2025

MIKE'S SETTLE TO CARLISLE MISSION... WITH ADDED FYING SCOTSMAN!

Join me on my mission on the Settle to Carlisle railway line! + BONUS Flying Scotsman footage ...

21/10/2025

IT WAS THE SUMMER OF '59...

One of the many fabulous pictures of old Sheffield in Issue 43 of My Kind of Town. Order your copy at www.heronpublications.co.uk