List of newspapers in London

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This list of newspapers in London is divided into papers sold throughout the region and local publications. It is further divided into paid for and free titles. The newspaper industry in England is dominated by national newspapers, all of which are edited in London, although The Guardian began as the Manchester Guardian . For a list of the national newspapers available in London see List of newspapers in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Regional

TitlePublisherPublishedFormat
City A.M. City A.M. LtdWeekdays (morning)Tabloid
MyLondon Reach plc OnlineTabloid
Evening Standard Alexander Lebedev and Evgeny Lebedev (75.15%); Daily Mail and General Trust (24.9%)Weekdays (evening)Tabloid
Metro Daily Mail and General TrustWeekdays (morning)Tabloid

Local

TitlePublisher
Barnet & Potters Bar Times Newsquest
Croydon Advertiser Reach plc
Docklands and East London Advertiser Newsquest
Ealing Gazette Reach plc
Enfield Gazette Tindle
Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle Reach plc
Harrow & Wembley Observer Reach plc
Hounslow Borough Chronicle Reach plc
Islington Gazette Newsquest
Newham Recorder Newsquest
Richmond and Twickenham Times Newsquest
Roar News King's College London
Romford Recorder Newsquest
South London Press Street Runners
Southwark News Southwark Newspaper Ltd
Surrey Comet Newsquest
The Art Newspaper Umberto Allemandi
The Beaver London School of Economics
Uxbridge Gazette Reach plc
Waltham Forest Guardian Newsquest

Free

TitlePublisherPublishedFormat
Barking & Dagenham Yellow Advertiser Tindle
Bexley Mercury Street Runners Ltd
Bexley News Shopper Newsquest
Brent & Wembley Leader Reach plc
Bromley News Shopper Newsquest
Camden Gazette Newsquest
Camden New Journal New Journal Enterprises
Coombe Monthly [covers Borough of Kingston]IndependentMonthly
Croydon Post Reach plc
Ealing Leader Reach plc
Ealing Informer Reach plc
East London Advertiser Newsquest Weekly
Enfield Advertiser Tindle
Enfield Independent Newsquest
Fitzrovia News Fitzrovia Community Newspaper Group
Haringey Advertiser Reach plc
Haringey Community Press Social Spider CIC
Harrow Leader Reach plc
Harrow Informer Reach plc
Havering Yellow Advertiser Reach plc
Hounslow, Chiswick & Whitton Informer Reach plc
Ilford & Redbridge Yellow Advertiser Reach plc
Islington Tribune New Journal Enterprises
Lewisham News Shopper Newsquest
London Turkish Gazette Iliffe Print CambridgeThursday
Mitcham, Morden & Wimbledon Post Tindle
Streatham, Clapham & West Norwood Post Tindle
Sutton and Croydon Guardian Newsquest Wednesday (morning)Tabloid
Sutton & Epsom Post Reach plc
Uxbridge & Hillingdon Leader Reach plc
Westminster Extra New Journal Enterprises
Wharf Life Massey Maddison Limited

Defunct

TitlePeriodPublisher
Barnet Press1861 [1] –2017 [2]
City Press 1857 – 20th centuryW H & L Collingridge Ltd
Daily Post 1719–1771 Daniel Defoe
East London Observer 1857–1944
Kingston Guardian –2016 Newsquest
London Chronicle 1757–1823
London Evening News 1855 - 1859
London Evening Post 1727–1797
London Lite 2004–2009 Associated Newspapers
The London Paper 2006–2009 News International
London Weekly 2010–2011
Morning Star 1856–1869
Public Advertiser 18th century
Sport 2006-2017 Wireless Group
The Echo 1868–1905
The Evening News 1881–1980, 1987 Harmsworth brothers
The Star 1888–1960
The Tart 2007–2009TartMedia Group
The True Sun 1832–1837
The Wharf1998-2018Trinity Mirror
West London Observer1855–1984 [3]
Whitehall Evening Post 1718–1801

Printed papers moved online

TitlePrinted periodPublisher
London Student 1979 - 2015 University of London Union

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References

  1. "Local newspapers", Barnet London Borough. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. "More London press closures as Tindle axes three north London weeklies with loss of six editorial staff", Press Gazette, 26 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "The Home Page".