Death of the former owner of the Rotherham Advertiser
IT is with great sadness that we announce the death of former Garnett Dickinson and Rotherham Advertiser owner and chairman John Dickinson.
Educated at Worksop College and Wellingborough School, Mr Dickinson worked his way through the firm, tackling every job he could from sweeping up to compositing.
He was appointed to the board of directors of Henry Garnett & Co in 1965 and took over as managing director in April 1980, remaining active as chairman until the company’s changeover to Regional Media Ltd and move back into Rotherham town centre.
Mr Dickinson died on Monday after a short illness.