'Middlesbrough: a beautiful neck of woods to live'

Bob Mortimer says he misses his hometown a lotComedy legend Bob Mortimer says his heart will always be in his hometown.

Mortimer, known for his surreal and eccentric humour alongside fellow comedian Vic Reeves, and more recently his BBC series Gone Fishing with Paul Whitehouse, spoke about his love for all things Teesside following the launch of his new book, The Long Shoe.

He told BBC Radio Tees how he regularly travels to where he grew up to watch his beloved Middlesbrough FC with his sons, adding: "I do miss it, home is where your heart is.

"It's a very beautiful neck of the woods we live in. It is easy to ignore it."

The 66-year-old said he wants to come back to the River Tees for the Gone…