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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.

Fears allayed over pub music ban

A Westcountry daily has celebrated a campaign’s success after the news broke that its drive to keep live music in pubs was backed by the House of Lords. The Western Morning News, based in Plymouth, launched a campaign earlier this

Chronicle delegation to meet Blunkett over killer drivers

A delegation from the Evening Chronicle was due to travel to London today to demand tougher sentences for killer drivers. Representatives from the Evening Chronicle and its sister paper in Newcastle, The Journal, were to meet with Home Secretary David

Vehicle U-turn for historic city

The Bath Chronicle has forced a U-turn by council officials over a confusing parking system in the city’s best-known shopping street. The paper has campaigned to highlight the injustice faced by hundreds of drivers fined after using what appeared to

Power station demolition follows Echo campaign

Demolition workers have begun knocking down one of Lincoln’s most infamous eyesores in a move which marks victory for the Lincolnshire Echo’s Clean it Up campaign. The demolition comes 26 years after the St Swithin’s Power Station was vacated. The

Shopper throws gauntlet to warring politicians

News Shopper journalists are set to prove they can wipe the floor with their rivals. After reporting on a political spat between Labour members of the London Assembly and Tory-controlled Bromley Council over the state of the borough, the south

Government asks editor for media briefing

Local newspaper staff have been invited to London to brief the trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt on the north east steel crisis on the day before she visits the region. Evening Gazette editor Steve Dyson and political correspondent Bill

Cancer appeal tops £100,000

The Ilford Recorder has been given a boost after its appeal for cash to build a new cancer unit topped the £100,000 mark. Its Building for Life campaign was launched last October in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Relief, and since

Making a noise about villages' HUSH initiative

The Hunts Post has launched its biggest and most ambitious campaign yet, to help protect community spirit and services in Huntingdonshire. The weekly newspaper, based in west Cambridgeshire, started up the HUSH – Help Us Save Huntingdonshire – campaign in

Public opinion keeps "yob" coverage on news agenda

The Peterborough Evening Telegraph is leading the fight to stamp out “yobbish” behaviour on city centre streets. The paper has launched a campaign encouraging readers to Shop the Yobs after increasing concern over gangs of youths terrorising residents. It is

Herald acts quickly to back Bairns' top-flight fight

The Falkirk Herald has pledged to back its local football club in the fight to overturn a controversial Scottish Premier League ruling. Dismay turned to outrage and finally defiance after the SPL decided that newly-promoted Falkirk did not fit the

Asylum seekers news wins praise from support groups

Coverage by the Bristol Evening Post into asylum seekers has earned it praise from a leading UK centre for asylum seekers. The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees, said in an independent report: “The events recognised the value of the

Injured woman gets help through paper's appeal

A campaign in the Somerset County Gazette has resulted in generous donations for the victim of a brutal assault three years ago. The Fund for Lisa was set up after Lisa Taylor was left brain damaged following a physical attack

Evening Post leads plea for safer marina

More than 6,000 people have signed a petition in the South Wales Evening Post calling for improved safety measures around Swansea Marina. The paper made its move following the death of a 21-year-old legal executive, who fell into the River

Editor addresses meeting to help secure U-turn

Decision-makers performed a U-turn on their policy about a dangerous road after the local paper’s editor addressed a key meeting. Brian Asplin, of the Cambridgeshire Times, addressed a transport committee as part of his paper’s What Price a Life campaign.

Branson's praise for paper's air show action

Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson flew into the Biggin Hill Air Fair at the weekend and praised the News Shopper for saving the show. Sir Richard, who arrived at the event in a helicopter, said he had always been a

Theatre "safe" thanks to local coverage

Coverage in the Streatham, Clapham, and Dulwich Guardian has helped save London theatre the Oval House. The theatre, used by youngsters all over the capital, was threatened by loss of a long-standing support from the Association of Local Government, which