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The major local news story of the day is carried on the front page.
There is a brief summary of UK and international news on page four - with the remainder of the content given over to local news, sport and features. The newspaper carries small summaries of local court cases for minor offences, while more major or unusual crimes often have a story to themselves. There are generally at least two letters pages as well as a section for announcements and advertisements by local people and businesses. The Sentinel differs from many regional newspapers in that it receives a huge amount of correspondence from readers.
Long-standing supplements mark the different days of the week. For example, the Business, Education and Jobs supplement on Wednesdays or the Motors and Homes supplement compiled by award-winning journalist John Swift. The Weekend Sentinel, published on Saturdays, contains a magazine, Green 'Un sports paper and the hugely popular Way We Were bygones supplement.
There is a TV listing for the day's viewing and on Saturdays there is a listing for the week ahead. There are regular reviews of various television programmes, theatre productions and restaurants, amongst other things such as video games and films. The Sentinel's sister website www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk includes many of the stories available in the paper, as well as a comments box for each story.
The Sentinel prides itself on investigative journalism and campaigning. In recent years it worked hard to expose the mismanagement of Port Vale Football Club, was responsible for the recent installation of the Staffordshire Saxon warrior sculpture at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery to celebrate the acquisition of the Staffordshire Hoard and is battling to save the name of the Staffordshire Regiment after the Third Battalion of the Mercian Regiment (Staffords) was recently axed under Government cuts to the UK armed forces.
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