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.
The Evesham Journal has declared war on litter louts who are dumping rubbish on local roads and lay-bys. The paper has sent out a call to Clean-up the Vale in a bid to halt incidents of fly-tipping and littering. Mid
The Peterborough Evening Telegraph has won Government praise for its fight to stamp out “yobbish” behaviour on city centre streets. Prompted by increasing concern over gangs of youths terrorising residents, the paper launched its Shop the Yobs campaign in May,
A campaign to tackle booze culture and put an end to ‘yob violence’ in Calderdale has been launched by the Halifax Evening Courier. An investigation by the paper has shown binge drinking, encouraged by ‘drink until you drop’ offers in
The Hillingdon & Uxbridge Times has been inundated with campaign forms for a local cancer centre. The Times launched its campaign against plans to move vital cancer services from the world-renowned Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood in May. Within days
A newspaper group chairman has visited a remote part of Western Zambia to see for himself the difference the papers’ charity appeal has made. Observer Standard Newspapers launched the Save Lives in Sioma Appeal almost a year ago to raise
The Derby Evening Telegraph is renewing calls for the Government to intervene after a £250m contract was awarded to a German company rather than Derby-based train-maker Bombardier. The move could cost 12,000 local jobs. The Telegraph had been calling for
A 16-year campaign to save a neglected cemetery in Bristol has finally been won. Bristol City Council has at long last taken possession of the 45-acre Arnos Vale Cemetery from the Bristol General Cemetery Company, which was run by businessman
Safety regulations on Norfolk’s waterways are to be reviewed thanks to a new call from the Norwich Evening News. The pledge came just one day into the campaign, launched after the deaths of three women in two weeks. Already, the
The Nottingham Evening Post has been praised by the charity UNICEF for its reports on the spread of child trafficking in the city. The paper carried a series of articles which highlighted the plight of five African teenagers being held
As part of its Park Pride campaign, the Grimsby Telegraph has organised a mass clean-up operation of the town’s People’s Park. Dozens of volunteers are set to descend on the park this Sunday in a bid to restore its appearance
A battle to ensure proper recognition for the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings next year is striking a chord with readers of the Yeovil Express. Petition forms are flooding back into the newspaper office after they were printed in
The Hull Daily Mail has stepped up its fight to bring Concorde to Yorkshire, with a direct plea to British Airways boss Lord Marshall. As part of its Let’s Land Concorde campaign the paper has sent him an open letter
The Greenock Telegraph has vowed to continue the fight against cutbacks to a local maternity unit. The paper’s campaign to keep the Rankin Maternity Unit as a consultant-led rather than midwife-led centre has sparked the support of almost 3,000 readers.
An appeal to raise £3m for the new Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has hit its target – five months ahead of schedule. Organisers of the Archie Foundation revealed the breakthrough and paid tribute to the thousands of people from throughout
The Greenock Telegraph is gathering evidence of anti-social behaviour in a bid to help crack down on crime in Inverclyde. Readers are writing to the newspaper with detailed information such as names, addresses and car registration details of people they
Battersea Park Children’s Zoo is facing closure within two weeks – despite a 10,500-signature petition and campaign by the South London Press pleading for it to stay open. The paper has labelled the situation as a “crisis point” for the