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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.

MPs debate Advertiser eye clinics change

Eye clinics and equipment bought with money from a Bromsgrove Advertiser appeal may soon be relocated. The clinics were set up two years ago at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove and the Alexandra in Redditch. But the

New honour for Herald hero

A Tamworth war hero is to have a bench dedicated to his memory at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas. It is the latest in a long line of tributes to Colin Grazier – a hotel, streets, a commemorative plate

Reporter's hidden treasures discovery

A cultural renaissance in Colchester has been sparked by a reporter’s discovery of the town’s hidden heritage. The Evening Gazette’s We Want To See Our Buried Treasure campaign was launched on the back of chief reporter Laurence Cawley’s story about

Court is saved from closure

The Ilford Recorder has helped to save a magistrates court from closure. Redbridge courthouse in Barkingside faced the axe under proposals by the Greater London Magistrates’ Court Authority to cut costs and centralise services in London. But following the Justice

Post backs racing certainty

The Epsom Post has launched a poster campaign calling for safety measures to be implemented after the death of a racehorse. The newspaper is calling for traffic on routes used by racehorses to be slowed down dramatically following an incident

Health group takes up Journal message

An in-depth special by the Journal into how the foot and mouth crisis affected the North of Britain has been taken up by a pressure group. The mental health group RuralMinds – dedicated to the well-being of people who live

Broadcast brings in £5,000

Dunmow Broadcast readers have donated £5,000 in just four weeks to an appeal to help a sick child. Seven-year-old Christopher Geraghty, who was born with brain damage, will now be able to swim with dolphins in Florida. Assistant editor of

Research project given cash boost

South London Press readers have donated £15,000 to a research project that could save the lives of brain disorder sufferers. Eight-year-old Alex Hunt’s family have raised the money for charities and research into the fatal disease Adrenoleukodystrophy, which Alex sufferers

Zoo quest nets £100,000

A campaign run by the Jersey Evening Post and Jersey Zoo has reached its £100,000 target less than a year after its launch. The Buy a Reed appeal aims to restore a wetland valley into a habitat suitable for wildlife

"Old" technology boost for paper

Charities and voluntary groups around Gloucestershire are receiving the first computers collected by The Citizen. The paper’s appeal, launched last year, encourages people who have unwanted computers to donate them to charities and groups. An insurance company got the appeal

Emergency plea on blaze damage

An emergency appeal to restore the fire-ravaged Peterborough Cathedral looks set to top the landmark £100,000 figure. More than 1,000 donations have been banked during the Evening Telegraph appeal and the fund stands at more than £92,000. The fire caused

New law forces media move

A talking newspaper for the blind has been given a new home – thanks to The Northern Echo. The charity, which serves Darlington and surrounding villages, records its news at a council-run arts centre in Darlington but will have to

Paper's push relies on readers

The East Fife Mail has pledged its support to a campaign run by the Fife Free Press – and is now urging readers to get involved. An appeal to raise £100,000 to build a Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre was launched

"Save the NHS" appeal

A major new campaign has been launched by the Belfast Telegraph to save the NHS. The paper’s Put Ulster’s Health First campaign is aiming to improve standards in hospitals. Editor Ed Curran said: “The Belfast Telegraph is calling on the

Mail top-up funds plaque

A plaque in memory of nine-year-old hit-and-run victim Ross Doyle will be laid at the spot where he was killed, after the Oxford Mail topped up the appeal fund. Oxford businesses and individuals gave £400 to the appeal, following a

'Pure willpower' the secret of reporter's quit success

The stresses and strains of being a reporter have not interfered with one journalist’s battle to stop smoking. The North Devon Journal has revealed how reporter Emma Pearcy finished smoking six months ago – thanks to pure willpower – and