The Leigh Times Series is a group of local English newspapers based in Essex owned and run by the Tindle Newspaper Group since 2008.

History

The Leigh Times was started in 1983 in Leigh-On-Sea by Michael and Shirley Guy. The group went on to launch various local titles including Rayleigh Times, The Canvey and Benfleet Times and The Southend Times (ceased 2009). The group was purchased by Tindle Newspaper Group in 2008 after Michael and Shirley Guy decided to retire. The family still have connection to the paper with Michael's children Michael and Lisa still working for the business. Southend historian and author

Ian Yearsley Ian Yearsley is a local historian and author of books on the history of Essex. History Ian Yearsley was born in Ingatestone, Essex in 1965, moving to Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1972. He started out as a journalist with the Leigh Times in 1988 bef ...

began his career with the Leigh Times.

References

{{reflist Lists of newspapers published in the United Kingdom Newspapers published in Essex