The Tindle Group is a British multimedia company operating regional newspapers and radio stations across the British Isles.
It publishes over 200 local newspapers in the
UK, a number of which are over 100 years old.
The company is based in
Farnham,
Surrey, under CEO Danny Cammiade.
It is owned by the Tindle family. Founder Sir
Ray Tindle
Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle (8 October 1926 – 16 April 2022) was a British newspaper and radio entrepreneur. He founded the Tindle Group of regional newspapers and radio stations.
Early life
After leaving school he went on to enlist in the ...
was a "strong believer in 'ultra-local' journalism",
a culture which the company still follows today. He remained the company's president until his death in 2022. His son, Owen Tindle, took over as chairman in 2017.
Newspapers
The Tindle newspaper empire started out in the 1950s, when Sir Ray acquired the ''
Tooting & Balham Gazette'' with his £300
demob payment after his time serving during the Second World War.
At the company's peak, Tindle Newspapers owned and operated more than 220 local titles.
The following is a partial list of newspapers owned by the company:
*''Abergavenny Chronicle''
*''Admart''
*''Alton Post Gazette''
*''Biggin Hill News''
*''Bordon Messenger''
*''Bordon Post''
*''Beacon & Radnor Express''
*''
Cambrian News
The ''Cambrian News'' is a weekly newspaper distributed in Wales. It was founded in 1860 and is based in Cefn Llan Science Park, Aberystwyth. Cambrian News Ltd was bought by media entrepreneur Ray Tindle, Sir Ray Tindle in 1998.
History
The p ...
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Chew Valley Gazette''
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Cornish & Devon Post
The Cornish & Devon Post is a weekly newspaper, published in Launceston, Cornwall, England, which was launched in 1856. It was one of the last newspapers in the UK to carry advertisements, rather than news on the front page. It is owned by ...
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Cornish Times
''The Cornish Times'' is a weekly newspaper, published every Friday from offices in Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The offices are currently based in the former Webb's Hotel building (now called Webb's House). It covers all of South East Co ...
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*''County Echo''
*''Crediton Courier''
*''Dawlish Gazette''
*''Edenbridge Chronicle''
*''Faringdon Newspapers''
*''Farnham Herald''
*''The Forester''
*''The Glamorgan Gem''
*''Godalming Messenger''
*''Haslemere Messenger''
*''
Isle of Man Newspapers
Isle of Man Newspapers publishes the Isle of Man's newspapers.
They are the ''Isle of Man Examiner'', the '' Isle of Man Courier'' and the '' Manx Independent''. They are all weekly newspapers. Its website is www.iomtoday.co.im, as well as owning ...
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*''Leigh Times''
*''Life Magazines''
*''Meon Valley News''
*''Mid Devon Advertiser''
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Monmouthshire Beacon
The ''Monmouthshire Beacon'' is a weekly tabloid newspaper covering the areas of Monmouthshire, south Herefordshire and western Gloucestershire. It has been in continuous publication since 1837. Since 1980 the newspaper has been part of the ...
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*''North Cornwall Advertiser''
*''Petersfield Messenger''
*''The Ross Gazette''
*''South Hams Gazette''
*''Surrey & Hants News''
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Tavistock Times''
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Tenby Observer''
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Wellington Weekly News
The ''Wellington Weekly News'' is a weekly newspaper in Wellington, Somerset, England
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*''West Somerset Free Press''
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Woking News and Mail''
In 2019, Tindle Newspaper Group closed 4 of their local newspapers.
Radio stations
In the 1970s, Sir Ray Tindle was an early investor in
Capital
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. In 1998, he sold back his shares in the company to buy
Island FM in Guernsey, the first local station to form part of the Tindle group.
The company continued to grow and acquire a dozen stations in England and Wales. Tindle sold its UK radio assets to
Anglian Radio in a management buyout in 2013. The stations were then sold on to
Celador
CPL Productions (formerly Celador) is a British entertainment company originally formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as an independent television production company. It created and produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is ...
and later
Bauer
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.
Tindle continues to own and operate Island FM, as well as
Channel 103
Channel 103 is an independent local radio station broadcasting to the island of Jersey on 103.7 FM and DAB+ digital radio.
The station launched on 25 October 1992. Channel 103 is part of Tindle Radio, which also owns Island FM in Guernsey a ...
in Jersey,
Midlands 103 in Ireland, and
Soleil Radio
Soleil Radio is a commercial radio station broadcasting to the Channel Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm on DAB+ digital radio.
It is an easy listening station, playing relaxing music from the 1960s to present day. Soleil Rad ...
which broadcasts across the Channel Islands.
Criticism
In 2003 as the
Iraq War
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started, the owner of the Tindle Newspaper Group, Sir Ray Tindle, issued an order to his newspapers that they could no longer cover anti-war protests. This decision was controversial and was attacked as censorship by a number of commentators, including the
National Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and has 38,000 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
Structure
There is ...
General Secretary