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.
More than a 1,000 readers of the Evening Chronicle have signed a petition to keep a Tyneside munitions factory open. Factory bosses have been threatening to close the plant and lay off the 300 workers. But the petition, launched by
The Southern Daily Echo has launched a campaign to slash the amount of money it claims is being wasted in local hospitals. The campaign, You Can Help Your NHS, has been backed by Prime Minister Tony Blair and aims to
A white horse will be carved into the chalk hillside above a seaside town thanks to pressure from a weekly newspaper – and one of its senior reporters. The Folkestone edition of the Kentish Express chalked up the victory after
The Evening Press has vowed to fight until the end to free a deaf charity worker locked up in an Indian prison. And more than 300 readers have backed the paper’s move in the first week of its campaign. Ian
The Sheffield Star has launched a petition to improve a by-pass which claimed the lives of two local boys. The four-year-olds were killed when the BMW their mother was driving collided with a lorry at Stocksbridge. The campaign comes after
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
Scots drivers are being photographed behind the wheel on their mobile phones as part of a campaign by the Evening Express to outlaw the dangerous habit.As part of its Mobile Madness campaign, five more drivers were pictured in the paper’s
South Wales Argus readers have forced an about-turn by the authorities. A controversial stretch of road in Newport has been given 30mph reminder signs. The Argus won a speed limit victory along Cardiff Road – one of the city’s worst
The Essex Chronicle has launched a new campaign to highlight the very best the town has to offer. Pride in Chelmsford comes on the rebound from the town’s unsuccessful bid for city status and wants to set aside the disappointment
The Express & Echo’s Shock Waves campaign has come in for some praise in the House of Commons. The Government was urged to do more to answer key questions on the safety of phone masts – one of the planks
The Darlington & Stockton Times has launched the Great North Country Fare campaign to help the rural economy of North Yorkshire and the North-East recover from the devastating impact of foot-and-mouth disease. Over the next year, the D&S will promote
The Torquay Herald Express has launched a major campaign aimed at putting South Devon back on the business map. The Westcountry newspaper has teamed up with Enterprise South Devon with their Let’s Do Business initiative to advise aspiring entrepreneurs on
The Government’s decision to avoid a full public inquiry into the foot and mouth crisis has been slammed as a “shameful cover-up” by the editor of the Western Morning News. Barrie Williams was speaking following a High Court ruling that
A Tamworth Herald campaign to have the actions of war hero Colin Grazier commemorated has been rewarded with the promise of a “prominent and historical” position for a memorial in the town. Grazier died in the Second World War retrieving
A cash toll on health care which could come into effect next month is being attacked by the Grimsby Telegraph. Under new health authority proposals, patients from south of the Humber may get some of their care from the north
The Northern Echo has helped a Darlington school raise £25,000 in just two weeks so it can bid for special sports status. Longfield School in Darlington appealed to the paper for help when it realised it had only a fortnight