| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | National World |
| Editor | Peter Hutcheon |
| Founded | 19 September 1829 (1829-09-19) |
| Political alignment | Unionist[1] |
| Headquarters | Waterside,Derry |
| Circulation | 110 (as of 2023)[2] |
| Website | londonderrysentinel |
TheLondonderry Sentinel is a newspaper based inDerry,Northern Ireland. It is published byNational World. Peter Hutcheon is the current editor. TheRoe Valley Sentinel is an edition of the paper, and combined they have a circulation of 4,955.[3]
The paper was originally titled theLondonderry Sentinel and North West Advertiser and was first published on 19 September 1829 at the price of 5d (five pence).[4] It was founded by a group that included William Wallen, who had edited what was then theLondonderry Journal and General Advertiser (nowDerry Journal) but quit over the moderate political stance of theJournal (the paper backed calls forCatholic Emancipation which was finally introduced in 1829).[5] Both papers are now owned by Johnston Press.
When first launched, theSentinel was published on a Saturday, but during the past three centuries it has been published on Tuesday and Thursday at various times, and had competed as a regional alternative to theBelfast Telegraph. Today it takes a tabloid form and is published every Wednesday.
From 1 January to 1 July 2007, theLondonderry Sentinel series had anAudited Bureau of Circulations-assessed circulation of 4,955[6]