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.
A newspaper campaign that is helping women to get home safely at night has gone from strength to strength in its first year. The ‘ClubSafe’ initiative was launched by the Bristol Evening Post after two high profile murders of lone
A drugs hotline set up by a newspaper six months ago is proving a continued success. At first, the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald’s Shop A Pusher initiative was launched for only one week in conjunction with Wiltshire Constabulary. But after
The Western Daily Press has launched a new campaign calling for a full public inquiry into the foot-and-mouth epidemic. It follows moves by the Western Morning News, the Newcastle Journal and the Western Mail, which have linked up to put
Almost 3,000 Cornishman readers have signed up to the newspaper’s campaign to boost services at a local hospital. The West Cornwall Hospital is thought to be at risk of having services taken away – which could result in its closure.
More than 1,000 people have stepped up to back the Bolton Evening News campaign to save the town’s historic courts. A committee of magistrates wants to close the historic courts and send people for trial in Bury, Manchester and Trafford
A campaign by the Chronicle to keep Bath clean has been boosted with the introduction of the latest cleaning technology on the city’s streets. Four new cleaning machines with special washing facilities and improved reliability will help keep Bath streets
A café bar at the centre of a Hull Daily Mail campaign has been given a stay of execution – and will be allowed to continue serving alcohol pending a full appeal hearing. The Mail got behind Café Bar 1880
A sick tot can make an important trip to America for treatment, thanks to a fundraising campaign from the Cambridge Evening News. The generosity of readers has raised the £30,000 needed for life-changing surgery in Cincinnati. Ewan Riddell suffers from
Big Hearted readers of the Carmarthen Journal have helped raise nearly £50,000 to put life saving heart defibrilators in police cars in the region. Thanks to the generosity of Journal readers, and funding from the British Heart Foundation, Dyfed Powys
A partnership between Railtrack, transport police and the Coventry Evening Telegraph has slashed the number of vandal attacks on the railways by 59 per cent. The campaign highlighted the dangers of youngsters risking the safety of travellers, and their own
A campaign by The Citizen has resulted in an internal county council inquiry after Gloucestershire residents faced a massive rise in the cost of social services. In April, home care prices jumped from £2 to £17 a week, leading to
The Derby Evening Telegraph’s campaign to find new foster parents in the region has been hailed a success. The Give A Child A Chance appeal was launched in June in conjunction with the county and city councils. Since then, the
The start of the school summer holidays has spawned a cycling campaign from the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph and its website ThisIsScunthorpe. The push for safety on North Lincolnshire roads came after figures showed there were 99 cycle casualties between April
The Lincolnshire Echo is hailing the latest success in its campaign to secure a new museum for Lincoln and Lincolnshire. A total of around £5m is set to be released by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which means the £11m
An environmental campaign in Staffordshire that offers groups the chance to win £250 is being backed by The Sentinel. The paper has linked up with Radio Stoke, Severn Trent Water, the Environment Agency, and local councils and wildlife trusts for
Seven drug dealers in Scunthorpe have been jailed following an undercover operation, which was assisted by an Evening Telegraph campaign. Operation Urchin, which targeted known or suspected drug dealers, followed the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph’s successful Shop a Dealer campaign, which