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== Michael Bell (entrepreneur/author) ==

<small>Sheffield-born ”’Michael Bell”’ is a celebrated businessman who rose from humble beginnings to become a world-renowned speaker and bestselling author.

Born and raised on the city’s tough ”’Parson Cross council estate”’, his first job was a Kenning’s motor mechanic.

His sales talent was spotted early and he swapped his overhauls for two piece suit and became a top car salesman.

He rose to become one of the top salesmen across the whole Kennings Motor Group within months of crossing the floor.

But it wasn’t before he tried a disastrous attempt at running a nightclub following the runaway success of fellow Sheffielder, ”’Peter Stringfellow”’.

It was the launch of his own business, Results Financial, that truly displayed his visionary business acumen.

He built the £3million turnover company from scratch and sold it ten years later – exactly as he’d planned.

Its success made ”’Michael Bell”’ legendary in the financial world and he went on to pen international best seller, the ‘Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep’, and speak at business conventions all around the world.

Michael Bell’s success story has become a blueprint for successful growth by entrepreneurs worldwide and he now runs his own mentoring school, the Results Hub, in the Woodseats area of Sheffield.

Michael Bell is also a columnist for The Star and provides regular advice through his ‘Late Late Breakfast’ meetings. </small>

”’Neil Anderson”’ is a British author, historian, journalist and communications consultant based in Sheffield, England. He is known for his ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide” book series, which documents nightlife and popular culture in UK cities, and for his extensive research and publications on the [[Sheffield Blitz]].<ref name=”yorkshirepost”>[https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/sheffield-blitz-i-discovered-my-grandmas-memoir-and-was-inspired-for-15-years-to-research-second-world-war-attacks-on-our-city-5148604 “Sheffield Blitz: I discovered my grandma’s memoir and was inspired for 15 years to research WWII attacks on our city”], ”Yorkshire Post”, 2 June 2025.</ref>

<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Entrepreneurs-Guide-Good-Nights-Sleep/dp/1852525703</ref>

<ref>[http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/letters-opinion/today-s-star-columnist-michael-bell-1-6787077</ref>

== Early life and education ==

<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8326000/8326894.stm Neil Anderson takes it To The Limit] [[BBC]]</ref>

Anderson was born in Sheffield.<ref name=”thestar”>[https://www.thestar.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/sheffield-blitz-secrets-unearthed-15-years-of-research-reveals-the-truth-5008859 “Sheffield Blitz secrets unearthed after 15 years of research”], ”The Star”, February 2025.</ref> He studied at [[Sheffield Hallam University]].<ref>[https://nightlightsheff.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/neil-anderson-meeting-sheffields-dirty-stop-out/ “Neil Anderson: Meeting Sheffield’s Dirty Stop Out”], ”Night Light Sheff”, May 2015.</ref>

== Career ==

=== Dirty Stop Out’s Guide series ===

Anderson is best known for the ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide” series, which combines rare photographs, first-hand accounts and social history research to document the nightlife, venues and cultural life of British cities. The series began with Sheffield editions in the 1990s and has since expanded to cover other locations including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Coventry, Barnsley and Chesterfield.<ref>[https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/memories-sheffields-king-mojo-club-author-dirty-stop-outs-guide-available-now-shots-tv-4446552 “Memories of Sheffield’s King Mojo Club”], ”The Star”, December 2023.</ref>

=== Sheffield Blitz research ===

Anderson has spent over 15 years researching the [[Sheffield Blitz]]. His interest was sparked after discovering a family memoir, which led him to interview survivors, examine archives in the UK and Germany, and collect rare documents including German bombing maps.<ref name=”yorkshirepost”/> His four-volume ”Sheffield Blitz – The Definitive Collection” includes ”Sheffield’s Date With Hitler”, ”Forgotten Memories From a Forgotten Blitz”, ”Defiant!” and ”Countdown to Sheffield Blitz”. The research was also the basis for the BBC television documentary ”Sheffield: The Forgotten Blitz”.<ref name=”thestar”/> He is a co-founder of the Sheffield Blitz Memorial Trust, which runs community heritage projects and exhibitions.<ref name=”yorkshirepost”/>

=== Other work ===

Anderson has written on other aspects of Sheffield’s social history and music culture. His books include ”Signing On For the Devil”, about Sheffield’s heavy metal scene in the 1980s, and ”Take It to the Limit”, about the West Street club The Limit.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Anderson_(writer) “Neil Anderson (writer)”], Wikipedia (older version).</ref> He is also a long-standing contributor to the music magazine ”Vive Le Rock”.

== Selected bibliography ==

=== Dirty Stop Out’s Guide series ===

”’Sheffield”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1950s Sheffield” (ISBN 9781904434177)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1960s Sheffield” (ISBN 9781904434092)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Sheffield” (ISBN 9781904434139)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Sheffield – Club Fiesta Edition” (ISBN 9781908431875)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield” (ISBN 9781904434184)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – King Mojo Edition” (ISBN 9781908431738)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – The Limit Edition” (ISBN 9781908431400)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – Wapentake Edition” (ISBN 9781908431202)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1990s Sheffield” (ISBN 9781904434535)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Sheffield – Rebels Edition” (ISBN 9781908431745)

”’Barnsley”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Barnsley” (ISBN 9781908431615)

”’Birmingham”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham” (ISBN 9781908431387)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Birmingham” (ISBN 9781908431769)

”’Chesterfield”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Chesterfield” (ISBN 9781904434283)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield” (ISBN 9781904434542)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield Quizbook” (ISBN 9781904434566)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1990s Chesterfield” (ISBN 9781908431127)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield – In Pictures” (ISBN 9781908431851)

”’Coventry”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Coventry” (ISBN 9781904434290)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Coventry” (ISBN 9781908431394)

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Coventry’s Working Men’s Clubs” (ISBN 9781908431134)

”’Liverpool”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Liverpool” (ISBN 9781904434504)

”’Manchester”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Manchester” (ISBN 9781904434467)

”’General”’

* ”Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Working Men’s Clubs” (ISBN 9781908431073)

=== Other books ===

* ”Sheffield’s Date With Hitler” (ISBN 9781904434306)

* ”Forgotten Memories From a Forgotten Blitz” (ISBN 9781908431530)

* ”Defiant!” (ISBN 9781908431462)

* ”Countdown to Sheffield Blitz” (ISBN 9781908431561)

* ”Signing On For the Devil” (ISBN 9781904434528)

* ”Take It to the Limit” (ISBN 9781904434276)

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.dirtystopouts.com Official Dirty Stop Outs website]

* [https://www.neilandersonmedia.com Neil Anderson Media]

[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:Writers from Sheffield]]

[[Category:English historians]]

[[Category:British journalists]]

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British author, journalist and historian

Neil Anderson is a British author, historian, journalist and communications consultant based in Sheffield, England. He is known for his Dirty Stop Out’s Guide book series, which documents nightlife and popular culture in UK cities, and for his extensive research and publications on the Sheffield Blitz.^[1]

Anderson was born in Sheffield.^[2] He studied at Sheffield Hallam University.^[3]

Anderson is best known for the Dirty Stop Out’s Guide series, which combines rare photographs, first-hand accounts and social history research to document the nightlife, venues and cultural life of British cities. The series began with Sheffield editions in the 1990s and has since expanded to cover other locations including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Coventry, Barnsley and Chesterfield.^[4]

Anderson has spent over 15 years researching the Sheffield Blitz. His interest was sparked after discovering a family memoir, which led him to interview survivors, examine archives in the UK and Germany, and collect rare documents including German bombing maps.^[1] His four-volume Sheffield Blitz – The Definitive Collection includes Sheffield’s Date With Hitler, Forgotten Memories From a Forgotten Blitz, Defiant! and Countdown to Sheffield Blitz. The research was also the basis for the BBC television documentary Sheffield: The Forgotten Blitz.^[2] He is a co-founder of the Sheffield Blitz Memorial Trust, which runs community heritage projects and exhibitions.^[1]

Anderson has written on other aspects of Sheffield’s social history and music culture. His books include Signing On For the Devil, about Sheffield’s heavy metal scene in the 1980s, and Take It to the Limit, about the West Street club The Limit.^[5] He is also a long-standing contributor to the music magazine Vive Le Rock.

Sheffield

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1950s Sheffield (ISBN 9781904434177)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1960s Sheffield (ISBN 9781904434092)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Sheffield (ISBN 9781904434139)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Sheffield – Club Fiesta Edition (ISBN 9781908431875)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield (ISBN 9781904434184)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – King Mojo Edition (ISBN 9781908431738)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – The Limit Edition (ISBN 9781908431400)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Sheffield – Wapentake Edition (ISBN 9781908431202)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1990s Sheffield (ISBN 9781904434535)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Sheffield – Rebels Edition (ISBN 9781908431745)

Barnsley

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Barnsley (ISBN 9781908431615)

Birmingham

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham (ISBN 9781908431387)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Birmingham (ISBN 9781908431769)

Chesterfield

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Chesterfield (ISBN 9781904434283)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield (ISBN 9781904434542)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield Quizbook (ISBN 9781904434566)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1990s Chesterfield (ISBN 9781908431127)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Chesterfield – In Pictures (ISBN 9781908431851)

Coventry

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Coventry (ISBN 9781904434290)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1980s Coventry (ISBN 9781908431394)
• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Coventry’s Working Men’s Clubs (ISBN 9781908431134)

Liverpool

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Liverpool (ISBN 9781904434504)

Manchester

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Manchester (ISBN 9781904434467)

General

• Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to Working Men’s Clubs (ISBN 9781908431073)

• Sheffield’s Date With Hitler (ISBN 9781904434306)
• Forgotten Memories From a Forgotten Blitz (ISBN 9781908431530)
• Defiant! (ISBN 9781908431462)
• Countdown to Sheffield Blitz (ISBN 9781908431561)
• Signing On For the Devil (ISBN 9781904434528)
• Take It to the Limit (ISBN 9781904434276)