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.
Readers of the Nottingham Evening Post have handed over enough cash to place 25 life-saving defibrillators at key points throughout Nottinghamshire. The original target was to buy 25 – but the Start-a-Heart campaign has been such a success that the
A campaign aimed at improving the reading ability of hundreds of children in Leicestershire is half-way to reaching its goal. The Leicester Mercury-backed campaign, Right to Read, aims to match 400 employee volunteers with 40 schools by January. The paper
A North Wales weekly newspaper has experienced a huge response to aFed Up With Fireworks Campaign. The North Wales Pioneer at Colwyn Bay launched the campaign afterreporting how a dog had been scared to death by fireworks. “We campaigned for
A new singing sensation in Bradford has put his weight behind theTelegraph and Argus’ Bradford Can…Appeal. Star for a Night winner Mark Kerins has spoken out to back theappeal which aims to raise £1m for cancer research. The Bradford Can…Appeal
A move back into branch offices is paying dividends for Norfolk Publishing as reporters, receptionists and advertising staff are now at the heart of the communities they serve. A new office in Diss, where reporters from the Diss Mercury are
The Bristol Evening Post’s Clubsafe campaign has taken a new twist – as it warns women to be wary of spiked drinks on nights out. The initiative was originally launched to ensure women got home safely after two local women
An appeal success generated by “community values from a community newspaper” has helped get a cancer unit up and running. The Lynn News and its readers have co-ordinated a £535,000 bounty for a £1.2m unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
A Nottinghamshire newspaper is calling for a complete ban on the sale of fireworks to the public, with the launch of a new campaign. The Nottingham Evening Post’s Be Safe Not Sorry campaign wants a change in the law to
The brains behind the Westcountry’s Buy Local campaign have admitted the success of the initiative has overwhelmed them. Dozens of shops and almost 100 restaurants have joined the Western Morning News-led push to get local firms to use local produce
A premium rate phone firm was fined £1,000 by watchdogs following a Sunday Mercury investigation into charges levied for its information and advice line. Telecom247 runs competition, joke lines and fax-back services. The Mercury found it was sending unsolicited faxes
More than 1,250 people have joined the Yeovil Express’ campaign to improve access to NHS dentistry. The campaign, run by the Express and its sister paper, the Chard and Ilminster News, was launched after it was revealed that no dentists
Tees Pride has been endorsed in parliament thanks to a motion from MP Ashok Kumar. The Evening Gazette launched its campaign to focus on regeneration of the Tees Valley and to celebrate the success of business and community pride. It
York hospice chiefs have given a big thank-you to the Evening Press and its readers for their vital help in making a dream come true. The £2m target to build a much-needed extension to St Leonard’s Hospice was achieved this
The Newham Recorder’s mascot Scoopy was a hit with the youngsters as the paper launched a ground-breaking literacy project for schoolchildren. Publishing director Paul Gregory was the man behind the mask and proved he was top dog at the grand
The Yorkshire Post has launched a major campaign to end the toll of deaths caused by badly-labelled medicines. Make it Clear, Make it Safe, follows the case of 22-year-old Jill Griffiths who died after a GP accidentally gave her an
The Hull Daily Mail’s charity of the year has raised its first £10,000 – and is a quarter of the way to its target. The money raised by readers will help pay for two minibuses for Hull and East Riding