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 Northern Echo has come in for praise from the Prime Minister for its campaign over the safety of railway bridges. The Government has announced plans which will address the issue of who is responsible for repairs on railway bridges,
Football fans are being asked to make the difference between survival and oblivion for the Grecians. The Exeter Express & Echo is campaigning for a huge turnout at Exeter City’s home game when they play Lincoln City on Tuesday, March
More than 30,000 people have signed the Newcastle Evening Chronicle’s petition in support of its Justice for Rebecca campaign calling for a change in the law so that killer joyriders can be jailed for life. The newspaper launched the campaign
Staff at the Driffield Times, one of the oldest weeklies in East Yorkshire, are celebrating after their readers raised an impressive £28,500 in a few months for a refurbishment project at the town’s community hospital. The original target was £25,000
The Bolton Evening News has launched a campaign urging the town’s council to rethink its planned increase on car parking charges. Bolton Metro Council says it wants to put up charges by seven per cent much to the anger of
The Angus County Press Group is linking up with a regional marketing drive for 2003 in a joint bid to boost awareness of the region and its strengths and opportunities. The company publishes the Forfar Dispatch and Kirriemuir Herald, which
The North West Evening Mail has vowed to lobby the Department of Transport over vital improvements needed on a danger road. The Cumbria-based newspaper is adding its weight to a campaign calling for changes following another death on the A590.
The South Wales Echo has sent a clear message to Cardiff council’s planning committee over a proposed development at Llanishen Reservoir. Western Power Distribution has put forward an application to build more than 300 houses on land at the redundant
The Home Secretary is tomorrow due to accept in person the Burton Mail’s Justice for Debbie campaign petition. More than 12,000 people have now signed the Mail’s petition calling for murderer David Bond’s original 40-year sentence to be restored after
Tees Pride, a campaign to bring regeneration to Teesside, has kicked off its second year with support from Health Secretary Alan Milburn. It follows on from last year’s successful launch which was backed by the Prime Minister, who is one
The Lancashire Evening Post is launching a bid to “reclaim Preston” from the criminals after a spate of attacks on women. The newspaper is already running a campaign which has helped cut crime in parks by 40 per cent. Preston
The Bolton Evening News has launched a campaign urging the town’s council to rethink its planned increase on car parking charges. Bolton Metro council says it wants to put up charges by seven per cent much to the anger of
Newsquest’s Oxfordshire titles are campaigning for a children’s hospital to be built in Oxford. The £20m hospital could be open by December 2005, and will offer specialist care for children as well as being a leading centre for paediatric research.
The Bridgwater Mercury has produced a special edition to mark the first anniversary of a tragic fire, which claimed the lives of three young people. After the blaze, which took place in Friarn Street last February, the Mercury launched Lily’s
An Abbey Church Appeal Fund, set up on the morning after the axe attack at Waltham Abbey on Friday, January 3, has topped £8,000. Last Wednesday marked the first day since then that no cheques have arrived in the post
Five hundred people took to the streets of Devizes to protest against the possible closure of local hospital maternity units. The march was led by a vintage bus owned by Newsquest, the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald’s parent company, with editor