WHEN Keith Coles started work at Walter Heselwood's they were still scrapping second world war ships.

The Beatles were in the charts, Sheffield's steel industry was in its pomp and Wednesday were less than a year away from an FA Cup final at Wembley.

Keith, 65 next month has been cutting, grinding, sorting and shifting scrap for 43 years.

He's seen tanks, barges and even chunks of the old Ark Royal pass through the yard to it's final destination.

"It's more or less the same job it was when I started here," said 64-year-old Keith, of Mosbrough.

"They didn't give us gloves back then and we used to tape up our finger ends with masking tape for a bit of protection. There are more restrictions on what you can do within rules on the environment but that's only right.

"We've cut up old tanks and barges, aircraft and all sorts in here.

"I'm looking forward to retirement. I've always enjoyed working here and I've never been out of work in my life but I've had enough now."