Mount Sinai climb for Journal editor
Editor Skip Walker is set to hike 20 miles a day, sleeping under the stars in the desert – and just when she thinks it is time to go home she will be expected to tackle the 8,000ft climb up
Newspaper Campaigns
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.
Praise for Citizen in Commons debate
The Citizen in Gloucester has been praised in the House of Commons for its “heroic” campaign over the safety of an anti-depressant drug. A debate on the drug Seroxat, manufactured by chemical giant GlaxoSmithKline, was held in the Commons earlier
Paper organises cash handouts for local groups
A community campaign to make a difference in an evening newspaper’s circulation area is living up to its name. The campaign, by the Worcester Evening News, has made a tangible difference to clubs, groups and charities in the district by
Courier partners AXA to support local charities
The Kent and Sussex Courier has teamed up with AXA Healthcare to launch an ambitious new campaign, which will award cash prizes of up to £10,000 to community projects. Hundreds of local charities and organisations are signing up and applying
Observer donor push records remarkable success
The Rugby Observer’s Sign Up to Save Lives campaign has proved a huge success in just four months, with 600 readers adding their names to the NHS organ donor register. The number of new potential donors was confirmed by UK
Norwich press steps up cancer appeal
Two Norwich newspapers have achieved remarkable success in their campaign to combat the pains of breast cancer. The Eastern Daily Press said their breast cancer appeal has crossed the £40,000 mark – more than a fifth of the way towards
Homecoming 'queen' Kerry returns from jungle
The Warrington Guardian has scored its second campaign success in as many weeks after Queen of the Jungle Kerry McFadden was welcomed home with a civic reception at the weekend. While in the jungle, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out
Blair follows Echo's lead
A popular campaign by The Echo in south Wales has been followed up by the Government – which is now set to pay £10m towards Britain’s World War II veterans visiting the foreign battlegrounds where they fought. The importance of
Paper hits back at drink drive name-and-shame critics
The Bath Chronicle has mounted a staunch front page defence of its pioneering campaign against drink-driving. The paper has pursued a name-and-shame policy against motorists who take to the wheel while over the limit. During the past three years scores
Odeon bid from Evening Press
A press fight to save York’s Odeon Cinema has received all-party support in the House of Commons. The Evening Press launched its campaign to save the cinema when the owners of the Art Deco building said it was no longer
Name change kerb-crawler is unmasked by Gazette
A kerb-crawler who changed his name by deed poll after being caught seeking sex from prostitutes on Teesside has been unmasked by the Evening Gazette. In what appears to have been an attempt to hide his identity, the man changed
Asylum seeker's £440,000 health bill attacked by press
More than 1,000 Grimsby Telegraph readers are calling on a health authority to stop to paying for the care of a failed asylum seeker who was seriously injured in a car crash. They were asked to fill in a coupon
Evening Mail steps in on hunt for hit-and-run killer
The Birmingham Evening Mail has launched a bid to find the killer of a 55-year-old hit-and-run victim. Teaching assistant David Evans was knocked down on a zebra crossing two weeks ago, and the newspaper has lent its support to the
Herald bid to stamp out street violence
The Tamworth Herald has launched a series of initiatives in a campaign to stamp out violent crimes after a 14 per cent rise in vicious assaults in the town. During the past year alone, the Herald has reported on a
Early success for car crime campaign
Home office figures show that a South Wales Argus campaign to cut car crime in Gwent is beginning to bear fruit. In the three months following the launch of the Car Safe campaign car crime fell by 25 per cent.
Pompey stars back Arctic campaign
Portsmouth’s Russian star Alexei Smertin and his team mates have shown strong support for The News’s Last Chance for Justice campaign which demands a medal for the Arctic convoy veterans. The Pompey midfielder was keen to back the campaign to