Ray Tindle

Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle (8 October 1926 – 16 April 2022) was a British newspaper and radio businessman. He founded the Tindle Group of regional newspapers and radio stations.

Sir Ray Tindle

Born
Raymond Stanley Tindle

(1926-10-08)8 October 1926
Died16 April 2022(2022-04-16) (aged 95)
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Known forTindle Newspapers
Tindle Radio
Spouse(s)Lady Beryl Tindle
ChildrenOwen Tindle

He was appointed a CBE in the 1987 Birthday Honours and knighted in 1994 for services to the newspaper business.[1][2]

In 2017, Tindle stepped down as Chairman of the company at the age of 90.[3] He died on 16 April 2022 at the age of 95.[4]

References

  1. University of Surrey awards honorary doctorate to Sir Ray Tindle (25 June 2008)University of Surrey. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. Honours and Awards. London Gazette (10 January 1995). p. 308. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. Ponsford, Dominic. Sir Ray Tindle steps down as company chairman aged 90 and declares: 'Local news will live forever'. Press Gazette (17 July 2017).
  4. Sir Ray Tindle, former News Letter owner, dies at age of 95 (in en). www.newsletter.co.ukBelfast News Letter. Retrieved 18 April 2022.