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Every day regional newspapers up and down the land go into battle on behalf of their readers. On this page you will find an archive of the hundreds of stories which HoldtheFrontPage has carried about newspapers fighting for their communities.

News in brief

Eastern Daily Press readers have sent in donations at a rate of £5,000 a day for the paper’s Sudan Baby Appeal.A total of £50,000 has been raised which the paper says is enough to rescue almost every child from the

'Well executed campaign' recruits 1,000 new donors

Readers of The Sentinel in Stoke have been hailed as life savers after more than 1,000 signed up to the national donor register following a campaign in the paper. A total of 1,006 readers have now volunteered to become donors

Journal fights to plug the gap

The Exmouth Journal has handed over a 1,000-name petition as part of its campaign for a solution to the town’s growing shortage of dentists. The newspaper launched its Plug The Cavity campaign in January after learning of the impending retirement

Editor's rallying call in bid to reverse Govt 'change of heart'

The Oldham Evening Chronicle has launched a campaign to save the town’s Metro after the Government’s announcement to scrap a planned expansion of the system to the town. Secretary of state for transport Alistair Darling has blamed the move on

Daily Echo battles to save special needs school

The Daily Echo in Bournemouth is campaigning to save a special needs school after local education bosses voted for it to be closed. The proposal to shut Penwithen School and put special needs children into mainstream education will now go

Mail visits House of Commons to present medal petition

The Burton Mail has delivered a 3,500-name petition to defence secretary Geoff Hoon calling for a posthumous bravery medal for a soldier killed in Iraq. Picture editor Neil Barker travelled to London with South Derbyshire MP Mark Todd and Mike

The perfect excuse for a trip to the pub…

A team of staff from the Sentinel found the perfect excuse to spend 24 hours in a pub – by competing in a charity pool marathon. Three teams of two from the editorial department battled out 113 games of pool

Reporter with a head for heights scales the Avon Gorge

Bristol Evening Post reporter Lucy Parkinson climbed the Avon Gorge to raise money for the paper’s One In Four campaign. Lucy, and her friend Carrie Browne, (both 23), raised more than £150 for the appeal which helps cancer sufferers and

£10,000 reward to bring attacker to justice

The Sunday Mercury in Birmingham has joined forces with the family of a man who was paralysed in an attack to offer a £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. David Davoren was almost killed by the assault in

Mercury takes action in bid to prevent further tragedy

The Lichfield Mercury is backing a home safety campaign to make window blinds safer, after the tragic death of a city three-year-old in April. Maddie Whitehead was strangled after becoming trapped in the loose pull chains of a conservatory blind.

Reporter scales Kilimanjaro for Magic Million appeal

A Derby Evening Telegraph reporter has helped the paper’s Magic Million appeal reach new heights by scaling Africa’s highest mountain. Karen Holt raised £1,200 as she joined 11 other intrepid trekkers for a six day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro in

Newspaper team gears up for 950-mile cycle ride

Staff from the Manchester Evening News are part of a team of cyclists preparing for a 950-mile charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The team of six has been in training since January and last weekend four put

Observer campaign calls for Safe Text

The Sutton Coldfield Observer has launched a campaign to protect people from being bullied or harassed by text messaging. The paper hopes its Safe Text initiative will alert parents and children to the dangers of text pests – following the

Chronicle appeal raises £11,000 in two weeks

Readers of the Chester Chronicle have donated almost £11,000 in two weeks to fund a holiday for six-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumour. The paper reported on the plight of Sam Fynn, who was diagnosed with the tumour in

Editor calls for debate over windy issue

The Western Morning News is calling for a “full, open, widely publicised and reported debate” before wind turbines planned for the Westcountry are built. The Plymouth-based newspaper has reported that more than 50 giant turbines are to be built in

Gazette link-up delivers Tees Pride message even further

The Evening Gazette is delivering its Tees Pride campaign message to an even bigger audience after teaming up with a local broadcaster. The paper is fighting to make Teesside and the Tees Valley area a better place to live, work