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.
A cleaner Coventry will be the result of a new campaign from the Evening Telegraph. The paper has teamed up with the council to organize an unprecedented crackdown on litter and other dumping that is spoiling the city. Keep Coventry
The Leicester Mercury celebrated one of its fastest-ever campaign successes when it forced a county council to back down over proposals to sell off a community centre. After learning of Leicestershire County Council’s plans to discuss a report recommending selling
The Ilford Recorder has won its first victory in a campaign to bring the high-speed rail link to the borough. It has been revealed that the option for the first CrossRail line – a joint venture between Transport for London
A major campaign to stop bogus callers preying on the elderly has been launched by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Through its campaign Keep Them Out!, which is being backed by Home Secretary David Blunkett, the paper is making a direct
Action is being demanded to force car clampers into following an official code of conduct. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is calling on local authorities to work together to find a solution. It says misery caused by unregulated clamping in the
The Derby Telegraph and Thisisderbyshire have teamed up for a major safety campaign Think First. It will look at the major causes of road accidents and how drivers can avoid them. Almost 2,000 people have lost their lives on Derbyshire’s
The Bolton Evening News has launched a new campaign in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. Bolton is hosting four events during the Games, attracting thousands of visitors, which has prompted the Evening News to launch its Pride of Bolton campaign.
The Ipswich Evening Star is celebrating one of the most successful appeals it has ever run, raising £100,000 for a young burns victim. In November 1998, baby Terri Calvesbert suffered 85 per cent burns in a fire at her home,
A milestone has been reached by the Telegraph & Argus’ Bradford Can… cancer research appeal as the total moved into six figures. The life-saving fund stands at a massive £100,000, a tribute to the dedicated fundraising of the people of
The Prime Minister has welcomed a campaign by the Nottingham Evening Post to end the misuse of fireworks. Tony Blair was given a full dossier of the Post’s Be Safe Not Sorry campaign by Broxtowe MP Nick Palmer during a
Two newspapers have joined forces in a bid to improve safety on a busy A-road between Norfolk and Suffolk. The Evening News, Norwich, is teaming up with the Evening Star in Ipswich to win changes on the A140, which runs
The Portsmouth News is celebrating the first anniversary and success of its Stop The Grot campaign. Since March 2001, the paper has been committed to getting rid of litter, cleaning up graffiti and tidying up mess and has cleared more
Three newspapers are currently running poster appeals in partnership with their local police forces to help solve two murders and a rape. The NewcastleEvening Chronicle, Cambridge News and Hull Daily Mail have printed and displayed the posters around the areas
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The Amersham and Chesham edition of the Bucks Free Press has been leading the debate on the deteriorating state of London Underground’s Metropolitan line service for the past two months. The paper has run a series of hard-hitting exclusives calling
An appeal by the Norwich Evening News to Save Our Saturdays is being backed on a national level by the Football Supporters Association. The campaign is to preserve traditional Saturday afternoon football. The match timings are being compromised by demands