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.
The Glasgow Evening Times’ Maggie’s Centre Appeal total has topped the £400,000-mark. Since the appeal was launched in March, the paper’s readers have helped to raise money to build Glasgow’s first dedicated cancer care centre. The appeal is now just
A petition backing the Sentinel’s call for a referendum on a directly-elected mayor has been handed to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The Sentinel’s campaign ran in parallel with a petition launched by the Mayor 4 Stoke group and together they have
A campaign to safeguard the future of more than 5,000 young musicians in Bromley has been launched by the News Shopper. The future of the Bromley Youth Music Trust is hanging in the balance after the local education authority announced
An Evening Express appeal to raise cash for a hospital eye department has received a superb response in its first few weeks. The push was launched because it was feared people were losing their sight because they were not treated
The Yeovil Express has teamed up with MP David Laws to campaign for easier access to NHS dentists. More than 500 people have signed up to the protest petition so far, which will be sent to Mr Laws. The Express,
A newspaper that has campaigned for farmers and the wider rural community during the devastating foot and mouth crisis has opened its campaign on a new front. The Western Morning News has launched a massive campaign to achieve a huge
The latest weapon in the fight to save a hospital maternity unit is… stickers. The campaign stickers have been produced by the Hemel Hempstead Gazette, which has already set up an online protest petition and a campaign diary. Public meetings
A local council has adopted a newspaper campaign to promote pride in a seaside town and improve the resort. North Somerset Council has come on board to promote the Weston & Somerset Mercury’s Pride in Our Town campaign. The council
Nurses are to stage a sponsored sit-in to boost the Peterborough Evening Telegraph’s Lifesaver Appeal. They are going to stay put for four hours in a bid to raise money for the appeal which helps kidney patients in the Peterborough
A four-week investigation is being launched by the North Devon Journal to get to the root of traffic problems in its circulation area. Traffic On Trial will take a detailed look at the traffic problems facing the local community. Symptoms
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has used the columns of the South London Press to answer his critics and explain the benefits of a bus lane policy for Dulwich. The paper launched a poster campaign to appeal to highways chiefs against
The successful 11-11-11 campaign has been revived by the Leicester Mercury to honour service people who died for their country. The campaign last year encouraged many firms in Leicestershire and Rutland to allow staff to fall silent for two minutes
The long-term future of a Bradford arts venue has been secured for theatregoers after a concerted push for funds by readers of the Telegraph and Argus. The struggling Priestley Centre has been given a three-month lifeline after its appeal for
Readers of the Citizen have helped to keep veteran broadcaster Jimmy Young on air. The 79-year-old DJ from Gloucestershire has hosted his morning show on Radio 2 for 27 years. But rumours were rife that his contract wasn’t to be
A petition run by the Sentinel to force a referendum on whether or not to have a directly elected mayor in Stoke-on-Trent is nearing its target. The newspaper, together with the Mayor 4 Stoke campaign, has now gathered more than
Two regional newspapers are claiming victory after the Government pledged an extra £10m towards compensation for trawlermen who lost their jobs as a result of the Cod Wars. Both the Hull Daily Mail and Aberdeen Press and Journal have been