Ray Tindle
Encyclopedia
Sir Ray Tindle is a British newspaper and radio-station entrepreneur. He founded the Tindle Newspaper Group
and the Tindle Radio Group
.
After wartime service with the Devonshire Regiment, he bought his first title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette with his £250 demob
payment.
He was knighted
in 1994 for services to the newspaper industry.
Tindle Newspaper Group
Tindle Newspapers Group publish over 200 local newspapers in the UK. Some of these titles are over 100 years old. They are based in Farnham, Surrey, and the Chief Executive, as at 2007, was Mr Brian Doel. The owner and managing director is Sir Ray Tindle...
and the Tindle Radio Group
Tindle Radio Group
The Tindle Radio Group is a media company which owns stations in southern England, the Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Great Blakenham in Suffolk....
.
After wartime service with the Devonshire Regiment, he bought his first title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette with his £250 demob
Demobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
payment.
He was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1994 for services to the newspaper industry.