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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.

First battle won in Recorder campaign

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

Examiner aims to thwart the thieves

A major campaign to stop bogus callers preying on the elderly has been launched by the Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Through its campaign Keep Them Out!, which is being backed by Home Secretary David Blunkett, the paper is making a direct

Clamp firm licence bid from Examiner

Action is being demanded to force car clampers into following an official code of conduct. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is calling on local authorities to work together to find a solution. It says misery caused by unregulated clamping in the

Readers sign a pledge

The Derby Telegraph and Thisisderbyshire have teamed up for a major safety campaign Think First. It will look at the major causes of road accidents and how drivers can avoid them. Almost 2,000 people have lost their lives on Derbyshire’s

Putting the pride into Bolton

The Bolton Evening News has launched a new campaign in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. Bolton is hosting four events during the Games, attracting thousands of visitors, which has prompted the Evening News to launch its Pride of Bolton campaign.

Star's £100,000 effort

The Ipswich Evening Star is celebrating one of the most successful appeals it has ever run, raising £100,000 for a young burns victim. In November 1998, baby Terri Calvesbert suffered 85 per cent burns in a fire at her home,

Appeal "hots up" as total hits six figures

A milestone has been reached by the Telegraph & Argus’ Bradford Can… cancer research appeal as the total moved into six figures. The life-saving fund stands at a massive £100,000, a tribute to the dedicated fundraising of the people of

Fireworks fight taken to Downing Street

The Prime Minister has welcomed a campaign by the Nottingham Evening Post to end the misuse of fireworks. Tony Blair was given a full dossier of the Post’s Be Safe Not Sorry campaign by Broxtowe MP Nick Palmer during a

Anglian papers forge new link

Two newspapers have joined forces in a bid to improve safety on a busy A-road between Norfolk and Suffolk. The Evening News, Norwich, is teaming up with the Evening Star in Ipswich to win changes on the A140, which runs

Grot-stoppers hailed

The Portsmouth News is celebrating the first anniversary and success of its Stop The Grot campaign. Since March 2001, the paper has been committed to getting rid of litter, cleaning up graffiti and tidying up mess and has cleared more

Papers play big part in crime inquiries

Three newspapers are currently running poster appeals in partnership with their local police forces to help solve two murders and a rape. The NewcastleEvening Chronicle, Cambridge News and Hull Daily Mail have printed and displayed the posters around the areas

Free Press leads tube debate

The Amersham and Chesham edition of the Bucks Free Press has been leading the debate on the deteriorating state of London Underground’s Metropolitan line service for the past two months. The paper has run a series of hard-hitting exclusives calling

Saturdays are special – according to The News

An appeal by the Norwich Evening News to Save Our Saturdays is being backed on a national level by the Football Supporters Association. The campaign is to preserve traditional Saturday afternoon football. The match timings are being compromised by demands

Paper hoping to send closure proposals up in smoke

The Walsall Advertiser’s fight to save two fire stations from closure is hotting up with the launch of a special phone poll. Proposals by West Midlands Fire Service could see Aldridge and Bloxwich fire stations being closed and replaced with

NewsEXTRA doubles pledges

A cash appeal by the Winchester NewsEXTRA to help a five-year-old boy suffering from a rare disease has more than doubled its original target. The story of John-James Entwistle, who has Alstrom Syndrome, was first featured in the NewsEXTRA in