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 Lincolnshire newspaper has launched a campaign to clean up the town of Grimsby. The Grimsby Telegraph is asking its readers to keep watch for litter louts, and to help keep streets, parks and public places tidy. It has reported
A campaign from the Boston Target has helped the local football team avoid the ultimate sanction – of relegation from a league they have yet to play in. More than 5,000 signatures have bolstered a campaign to save Boston United
A major awareness campaign highlighting the danger of drivers falling asleep at the wheel has been launched by the Nottingham Evening Post. As the peak holiday season begins, and people make longer car journeys, the paper will tell some of
The Home Secretary’s proposals to keep high risk paedophiles locked up indefinitely marks a success for the Nottingham Evening Post’s Protecting our Children campaign. David Blunkett acknowledged the contribution of a campaign which began more than a year before the
The South London Press has thrown its weight behind Big Brother’s Jade Goody and is backing her to win the series. The bubbly blonde dental nurse from Bermondsey had been favourite to be voted out in the first week, but
Somerset is to gets a new rescue hovercraft after a campaign by the Western Daily Press reached its £35,000 target in just two weeks. Thanks to the generosity of its readers, £37,000 has so far been raised – with the
The Dorset Echo has delivered thousands of coupons to the Government in a bid to save the Portland coastguard helicopter. The newspaper has been campaigning to save the search and rescue helicopter Whiskey Bravo, after plans were announced to move
Jails terms handed to four men sentenced over the death of a fifth has prompted the Hartlepool Mail to launch a fight for tougher sentencing. The Mail is seeking review of the sentencing of the four men who took part
An evening paper devoted its front page to explain why it served a city “on the move” – then gave Capital of Culture judges copies of the first edition to help them make a decision. Bristol is hoping to become
The Telegraph & Argus in Bradford is launching a campaign to tackle street crime. Over the past year street crime has rocketed in Bradford and district, with robberies up by 89 per cent. But with the help of its Safer
A campaign by the East Anglian Daily Times in Ipswich has helped slash the number of elderly people suffering ‘bogus caller’ burglaries. The Safe in Your Home campaign was launched to raise awareness of the crime across Suffolk after a
Another football club in crisis has led to another regional newspaper fighting to save the future of its local team, Bath City. This time it is the turn of the Bath Chronicle, which is asking readers to join its Share
The Evening Star, Ipswich, has won a substantial victory in its campaign to close killer gaps on a controversial stretch of road. The paper has led calls for gaps to be sealed on the A12 at Brightwell since it reported
The number of people who have signed a petition to retain important children’s health facilities in Swansea has reached 72,500 – enough to fill the Millennium Stadium. The total has jumped to more than 75,000 this week but the South
The South Wales Argus has launched a high-profile campaign to get Newport and Ebbw Vale Back on Track. A regeneration package already announced by the Welsh Assembly after hundreds of steel jobs were lost includes £15m of investment to re-open
Planning permission has been granted for a sculpture to be erected in Tamworth honouring war hero Colin Grazier. The move is the culmination of the Tamworth Herald’s long-running campaign to secure his place in history. The sculpture is to be