Heron Publications, an independent, family-run company and one of the original Chesterfield Champions, is our region’s largest publisher of local magazines.

The Dronfield-based company, founded in 2002, produces four free titles in north Derbyshire and another in south Sheffield.

Twist, the brightest publication in town, has the largest distribution of any magazine in Chesterfield, with 15,500 copies carefully delivered to local homes and businesses every two months.

Other magazines are Dronfield Eye, carefully delivered throughout S18; Wings, covering Wingerworth, Ashover and Tupton; So Bolsover, which is delivered throughout the town and surrounding villages; and Active8 in south Sheffield.

Professional, experienced journalists keep readers entertained with lively features and positive Chesterfield news stories, backed up by striking images and eye-catching presentation. The launch of Twist in September 2010 coincided with the setting up of the Chesterfield Champions network and Twist was delighted to become one of the scheme’s first member companies.

Editor Mike Firth began his career as a journalist in Chesterfield almost 50 years ago, working as sports editor at the Derbyshire Times before going on to edit the Chesterfield Gazette and Chesterfield Express newspapers when they were independently run.

Says Mike:

“Chesterfield has always been an enjoyable place to work, but now it has really blossomed into a vibrant town with so much going for it.”

Mike, who has lived in north Derbyshire almost all his life, says:

“Readers appreciate the fact that we concentrate on all the positive things that are going on and they like the way we present our features in such a bright and breezy manner”.

“They are happy to see our magazines land on their doorstep and, because people pick them up and read our stories, advertisers are also delighted with the response they get; that is why many of them feature in our pages every month.”

Twist is delivered free of charge by the company’s own distribution team to homes and businesses in Sheepbridge, Dunston, Whittington Moor, Newbold, Ashgate, Brockwell, Brampton, Old Brampton, Brookside and the town centre. Because Twist is a community publication, all homes in the chosen distribution area receive the magazine – the publishers don’t pick and choose according to council tax bands or how many cars people may have parked in their driveways.

Heron’s professional advertising sales team and design studio staff are delighted to work with all companies, both large and small, to help them promote their goods and services in the magazine’s colourful pages.

An added bonus with Heron Publications titles is the fact that they are printed right here in Derbyshire by award-winning Buxton Press, a business which has won several prestigious environmental awards.

www.heronpublications.co.uk