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.
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
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
The Telegraph & Argus has raised £235,000 in just six weeks to help save Bradford City Football Club from closure. The newspaper’s Save Our City appeal has a target of £250,000 and expects to reach that figure by the time
The Greenock Telegraph is again fighting to save local health services after cutback proposals were announced for two local hospitals. More than 15,000 Telegraph readers have signed a petition against plans which could see the closure of Ravenscraig Hospital and
The Somerset County Gazette is spearheading the biggest fundraising campaign in the paper’s history, to help cancer sufferers. The paper has teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Relief to run the Cash for Cancer Relief appeal to raise £485,000 to aid
The Whitby Gazette has raised more than £199,000 in 14 weeks to save the town’s historic 199 steps. The newspaper launched an appeal asking readers to sponsor the grade one listed steps which lead up to St Mary’s Church for
An appeal in the Western Morning News raised enough money in just three weeks to ensure that pioneering treatment for a rare form of epilepsy in children can continue for another year. Sarah’s Appeal was launched by the paper to
The News Shopper has unveiled its latest weapon in the war against vandals and mindless thugs – Shop A Yob Bingo. The new game, exclusive to Shopper readers, takes the successful campaign a step further by offering prizes for naming
The Llanelli Star has thanked readers for their help with a six-month aid project which saw reporter Greg Jones and photographer Terry Morris fly to Tanzania. Readers donated mountains of toys, books and games after the South Wales weekly newspaper
The News has hit back at claims that “incorrect press reports” have led to an influx of former servicemen claiming for campaign medals. The Portsmouth paper, whose Last Chance for Justice campaign calls for the creation of a specific campaign
Nearly 1,000 people have joined the Leicester Mercury’s Ban the Cyberfilth campaign to clean up the Internet for children. The massive response came after the paper exposed how easy it was for children to gain access to sickening Internet sites.
Almost 100 veterans and their families are to travel to Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-Day, thanks to the South Wales Echo and its Operation Echo appeal. A party of 96 D-Day veterans and their companions were due to
A hovercraft lifeboat paid for by readers of the Western Daily Press has gone into active service. The Spirit of Lelaina was bought with funds raised following the death of a five-year-old girl on mudflats in Somerset, when the paper
Car crime in Gwent has plummeted thanks to a special South Wales Argus campaign. Gwent Police says the Argus’ Car Safe campaign has contributed to falling crime figures by encouraging the public to be more vigilant. Until the scheme was
The fight for a medal to recognise the sacrifices of the Arctic Campaign heroes of the Second World War will be taken to Tony Blair tomorrow in a demonstration organised by The News, Portsmouth. Campaigners from around the country will
The South Wales Echo’s long-running campaign to win compensation for steelworkers who lost their pensions has paid off in spectacular fashion, benefiting millions of workers. The Government has announced a £400m fund to help 60,000 workers whose employers have gone