Age no barrier to the Post
Age discrimination could be pushed off the agenda if a new campaign from the Nottingham Evening Post gets its way. The paper wants to call a halt to the problem in a bid to help unemployed over-50s and teenagers find
Newspaper Campaigns
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.
Chron'll Fix It success
A community competition where a school won a new minibus through the Evening Chronicle in Newcastle is being featured in a prime-time TV advertising campaign across the north-east. The community competition is offering local groups cash prizes as well as
Coach call goes national
A campaign to limit the number of tour buses travelling through Stratford-upon-Avon looks set to go national. The local council is backing the Stratford Standard by contacting other local authorities in tourist areas to see if they will make a
Journal hoping to Coin It in
A campaign to raise vital funds for a hospice in North Devon has been launched by the Journal. Together with North Devon District Council, NatWest Bank and local business the Audrey Huelin Agency, the paper is asking readers to donate
Cycle campaign is a real life-saver
An eight-year-old cyclist who was involved in a collision with a car could owe his life to a campaign run by the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. When a car hit Liam Harris near his home his bike was destroyed – but
Norwich to keep its conker trees
The Norwich Evening News has been victorious in its campaign against proposals to cut down 17 conker trees in the city. The paper’s Save the Trees campaign was backed by media from across the country, who gathered to hear an
WMN wants home-grown food back on the menu
The Western Morning News is preparing to launch a major campaign encouraging people to support local food producers. A strategy for the campaign will be drawn up next week, when senior figures from the Westcountry food industry, together with MPs
Mercury launches campaign to improve road safety
The Leicester Mercury has launched a campaign to try and fill vacancies for lollipop ladies and men in the city. Children in Leicestershire currently have to cross dangerous roads and junctions unattended on their way to school at more than
Mail aims to keep moving on up
The Hull Daily Mail is aiming to build on the success of its Moving On Up campaign, and help to improve the standards of the city’s schools even further. Through the campaign, launched three years ago, the Mail has helped
Gazette pushes for road improvements
The Northumberland Gazette is campaigning to improve the state of the county’s roads. The Audit Commission recently revealed that Northumberland’s roads were the worst in the country with only 36 per cent of dangerously damaged roads and pavements being repaired
Strong call for inquiry
More than 43,000 people have now signed petitions on foot and mouth disease which are being run by the Western Morning News, the Newcastle Journal, Western Mail, Farmers Weekly and Horse & Hound. They are calling for a full public
Opinion poll backs paper's stance on mayor
An opinion poll has shown overwhelming support for the Stoke Sentinel’s Right to Choose Campaign surrounding the thorny topic of a directly-elected mayor for the city. A random sample of 500 adults in Stoke-on-Trent revealed that 97.7 per cent believed
Labour peer joins Journal fight
Page 2 of 2 “A commitment which, had it been adhered to, clearly would have saved an enormous number of people not just from serious illnesses but from death. “What I have asked Tony Blair is whether the Department of
Support for county's youth
An appeal to support youth in the Westcountry is being backed by the Somerset County Gazette. The appeal is hoping to raise £250,000 towards six projects to help children and young people reach their full potential. The fundraising push is
25,000 sign-up to support the Suffolk Punch
An East Anglian Daily Times campaign to save the Suffolk Punch horses has been boosted with the news that a petition to protect their future has hit the 25,000-mark. The newspaper campaign has attracted worldwide support from people calling for
Garden Angels are go!
The Nottingham Evening Post’s Garden Angels campaign got off to a flying start this week when strimmers burst into life in a campaign to help people recover from brain injuries. The project will transform former allotments in Nottingham into a