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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.

Paper's plea for £3bn contract

The North West Evening Mail has issued a vital message to the Government – that it simply must choose local firm BAE Systems for its next aircraft carrier project. It believes the regional and nation-wide industrial base would be shattered

Supermarket chain's £8m response to "Buy Local" call

A major supermarket chain has launched an £8m local produce initiative – in response to the Western Morning News Buy Local campaign. The arrangement will guarantee a local market for farmers supplying locally-produced beef to 130 Somerfield stores across the

Bid to end yob culture

A campaign to rid Huddersfield of hooligans, vandals and graffiti artists has been launched by the Daily Examiner. The paper has linked up with police to Stop The Yobs and it is hoped the campaign will have an immediate effect

"Just £2 each could net £1m"

The Derby Evening Telegraph has launched an ambitious campaign to raise £1m for cancer treatment. And the paper has pointed out that if the 550,000 people of southern Derbyshire gave just £2 each, it would hit its target. The Evening

Scaring off trick-or-treaters

The Kent Messenger has printed a poster to help its readers deter unwanted trick or treaters this Halloween. The half-page poster, printed on page 19, said ‘no trick or treat, thank you’ in 140 point red caps and carried the

Maggie's target doubled – to reach £1m

An Evening Times, Glasgow, appeal has topped £1m – double its original target. The campaign was launched 18 months ago to raise money to build a Maggie’s Centre – a dedicated cancer care centre – in Glasgow. The original target

Order, order – as paper is waved in Commons

The only paper waved in the House of Commons is usually the day’s order paper. But MP Cheryl Gillan made an exception for the Amersham and Chesham Free Press when she displayed its headline to the other MPs in the

Newspaper sets up its own crimefighting website

A newspaper that has set up its own website to fight crime has been praised by the police for its growing role to boost public awareness. The Home Office revealed that Avon and Somerset was one of five police forces

Health minister summons reporter for "exclusive"

Reporter Susan Bailey was summoned to the health minister’s office at short notice expecting a ‘holding story’ for her paper’s campaign on children’s health services. But she was welcomed by a beaming minister ready to give her a front page

"I'm here to stay" – thanks to the Mail

The Hull Daily Mail and East Riding Mail have won a campaign to allow a Ukrainian orphan to stay in the UK for life-changing treatment. Four simple words – “for an indefinite period” – stamped on a passport delivered to

Evening Post's bid to catch pensioner's killers

The Bristol Evening Post is offering a £1,000 reward to help find two attackers who mugged an 86-year-old great grandmother. Pensioner Joyce Bryant died two weeks after she was robbed of her handbag, which contained just £5, as she walked

Thanks for warning on "devastating effect"

The Evening Echo has been congratulated in Parliament for highlighting the impact of a proposed international airport. Cliffe airport, built to cope with a predicted surge in passenger numbers, would be on the shoreline of north Kent – but people

Time to pull the plug?

The Bath Chronicle has stepped up its campaign to get traffic lights removed from a vital link road roundabout. The paper is claiming they slow traffic and cause delays and fail to help the flow of either vehicles or pedestrians.

Court appearance follows newspaper reward pledge

An 18-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with killing a Bristol pensioner, who was robbed of just £5. The arrest and subsequent court appearance came just a day after the Bristol Evening Post offered a £1,000 reward for fresh

Town centre monument marks campaign success

Personal messages from Tony Blair and the Duke of York were read out during a special service on Sunday to unveil the Colin Grazier Memorial. The event went ahead in Tamworth despite atrocious weather conditions and guests included relatives of

Paper joins forces with city radio station

The Evening Post is joining forces with one of the city’s most popular radio stations for a two-pronged attack on street crime. The initiative – a three-month awareness campaign – is being run in conjunction with the Evening Post’s Save