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.
Opposition to proposals for a multi-million pound new fire station in Pelsall is now red hot in the wake of a Walsall Advertiser campaign against the move. The campaign – against replacing stations in Aldridge and Bloxwich with a new
The Basingstoke Gazette has joined forces with the international charity UNICEF to raise money for children affected by war in Iraq. The collaboration comes two years after a similar appeal raised £2,700 to help the thousands of people left injured
The Bristol Evening Post has launched a campaign to bring Concorde home to the city, after it was announced that the supersonic jet is to be retired later this year. Following the announcement by British Airways and Air France, the
The News Shopper group editor was interviewed on television as part of the paper’s extensive coverage to mark the 10th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence. While much of the media has concluded that little has changed for
The Evening Post Start-A-Heart campaign has prompted police to install five life-saving defibrillators in custody suites in and around Nottingham. When a donation from Powergen to the Post’s campaign paid for a machine for Central Police Station, Chief Inspector Steve
The Manchester Evening News has received praise from consumer affairs minister Melanie Johnson for its campaign to ban over-the-counter sales of fireworks. The minister, who is in charge of fireworks legislation, credited the MEN with raising awareness of the problems
Staff at the Tivy-Side Advertiser in Cardigan, West Wales, are celebrating the success of their 18-month campaign to get the town castle taken into public ownership. Cardigan Castle was the birthplace of the National Eisteddfod – Wales’ annual cultural festival
The Shropshire Star has launched the biggest appeal in its history as part of its celebrations to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Shrewsbury. July 21 will see the 600th anniversary of the historic event. And ahead of the
The Wiltshire Times Shame A Drink Driver campaign has received praise from the police and RAC who hailed its weekly crusade as a “lifesaver”. The anti-drink driving campaign was launched at Christmas during the annual police blitz. And after positive
The Great Barr Observer is aiming to increase awareness about asthma and raise vital funds for sufferers, with the launch of Asthma Aid. It is asking readers to help raise £20,000 to fund the first specialist asthma nurse for North
The South London Press has bowed to public pressure and launched a campaign to prevent the closure of Battersea Zoo. Readers have been flooding the newspaper’s offices with angry letters – many asking if it can exert some pressure on
Phase II of the Greener, Cleaner Northampton initiative has been kick-started by the Chronicle & Echo. The paper is inviting businesses in the private sector to join local authorities and the public in cleaning areas of the town that suffer
The Surrey Comet is celebrating after its year-long Save our Magistrates Court campaign succeeded in preventing the closure of Kingston’s ancient court. Yvette Cooper, Minister for the Lord Chamberlain’s Department, annnounced in the House of Commons that the court would
A Midlands newspaper is joining forces with a sister publication on Tyneside to campaign for life sentences for drink drivers who kill. The Birmingham Evening Mail launched its campaign to reflect growing local concern of what is seen as leniency
Manchester United star Paul Scholes has spoken out in support of the Great Barr Observer’s Asthma Aid campaign, revealing how he copes as a sufferer of the condition. The newspaper is currently trying to increase awareness about asthma, and as
The editor of a Scottish weekly is to run the Edinburgh Marathon in June to raise money towards building a new cancer care centre. East Fife Mail editor Graeme Scott says the challenge will be well worth it – and