Founder of Time Out, Tony Elliott has passed away aged 73 following a battle with lung cancer. 

Tony founded the magazine in 1968 during his summer vacation from Keele University and produced its first edition on his mother's kitchen table in Kensington.

Time Out has since grown globally and is said to cover 328 cities and 58 countries. In recent years it has expanded into retail with the launch of Time Out Markets. The founding UK edition of Time Out had a free weekly circulation of 300,000 until it went digital-only in March in response to coronavirus.

Time Out said: "Tony kept sending emails and calling until the last minute, not just to me but to several other colleagues, about every aspect of our content, the design, the typeface, our web, our social channels, our market, our purpose. Time Out for him was a creation of love and generosity. He loved London intimately, its culture and its counterculture, and wanted to share his passion for the city with the world."