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 ball is finally rolling in a bid to save Carlisle United Football club, with the launch of a campaign by the News & Star. The paper launched the Save United campaign to persuade the sports minister Richard Caborn, and
The Evening Courier has said a massive “Thank You” to the people ofCalderdale for helping the Macmillan cancer unit appeal reach its target of£800,000. The money will help to equip a cancer care unit at Calderdale RoyalHospital. Evening Courier editor
Two Scottish MPs have praised the Press and Journal for their speedy support of a campaign to get justice for hundreds of Aberdeen trawlermen. After a request by Aberdeen Central MP Frank Doran, the newspaper hunted through the archives and
A Daily Echo campaign to raise funds for a bronze tribute to a Second World War plane has been backed by Dame Vera Lynn. The war-time favourite, who kept up the troops spirits with her personal appearances, has lent her
A Save Our Subs campaign is in full swing in the north west, as the Sale and Altrincham Messenger fights to protect local post offices. The crusade is taking in post offices from Cheshire to the Scottish borders. More than
The Derby Evening Telegraph has launched a campaign to help prevent people falling prey to burglars. By the end of June this year, 1,827 people in Derby had been the victim of a burglary – a crimewave that police say
A dying former fisherman whose face featured in a Grimsby Telegraph campaign to help redundant distant water trawlermen has been denied a compensation payout. Harold Davison (85), who has only weeks to live, featured on an emotive Telegraph front page
The Belfast Telegraph’s Save a Life campaign has been heralded a major success after it emerged that the number of Ulster transplant donors had doubled. The turnaround follows a series of articles in the Telegraph appealing for more donors. Eleanor
A special “OK Fund” has been launched, with the backing of the Bristol Evening Post, to help two elderly friends who were horrifically injured by a stolen car. The fund takes its name from the initials of Olive Harley, (89),
More than three million tokens have been sent in to the Aberdeen Express Children 2000 appeal from groups vying for a share of the appeal’s cashpot. The campaign, now in its third year, raises money for schemes to benefit youngsters
A decision to block the drinks licence of a café bar because it failed to guarantee that customers would not stand as they drank has been pilloried in the Hull Daily Mail. The paper has carried a stinging front page
A campaign by the Daventry Express to raise £50,000 to save a church has hit its target after just 14 months. Pews in Holy Cross Church in Daventry, have been weakened by dry rot and death watch beetle, and it
An appeal launched by The Herald has saved for Glasgow the famous gesso panel, with a £225,000 lottery award from the Heritage Lottery Fund securing the work. In March the paper launched a public appeal to buy the panel, designed
A campaign to protect Leicestershire’s schools from vandals, which is being backed by the Mercury, has met with early success. Following the launch of the Mercury-backed police campaign last week, police say they have received strong leads naming possible suspects.
The Wells Journal has launched a campaign to bring a new traffic strategy to the Somerset cathedral city. The paper said that county councillors frequently promised action to ease traffic problems but nothing ever seemed to be done. In a
A campaign run by the Essex Chronicle in support of Chelmsford’s bid for city status has been given the “royal” seal of approval. On the face of it, Chelmsford has already won city status as pictured on the front page