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 Scottish newspaper has been praised for its role in police drugs seizures totalling £2.8m. The haul, by Lothian and Borders Police, was collected during last year thanks to “significant” help from the Daily Record. The force is celebrating its
A regional campaign backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post, aimed at boosting literary skills among primary school children, has won national recognition. Right to Read, which was founded by the charitable organisation Business in the Community, has been presented with
The North Devon Journal has spoken out as a public inquiry into the building of Western Bypass and Downstream Bridge gets under way. The newspaper has been campaigning for the new bridge and bypass to ease traffic problems in the
The miner whose plight sparked a major campaign in the South Wales Argus has finally received his compensation pay-out from the Government. Robert James was one of hundreds of miners who now suffer ill-health due to their time underground. But
Readers of a North Wales newspaper have come forward to name the drug pushers in their community. They spoke out after a plea in the Flintshire Leader when the Shop-a-Dealer hotline was set up. The paper says its readers have
A cancer care centre in Glasgow has been boosted with a £382,000 National Lottery grant. The donation was allocated thanks to fund raising by Evening Times readers, who have themselves smashed the £250,000-mark. The readers’ efforts were crucial in persuading
An appeal to equip a Yorkshire cancer care unit is just £25,000 away from its £800,000 target. The Halifax Courier has been co-ordinating the appeal, which will help day care cancer patients to get treatment locally instead of having to
Welsh health minister Jane Hutt has begun a major review of the way violence in hospitals is tackled following the launch of a campaign by the South Wales Argus. The paper’s Protect Hospital Staff campaign was launched after it learned
A campaign to crack down on bogus callers has been launched by the Essex Chronicle. Together with Essex Police and Essex Trading Standards, the paper aims to make people more aware of how they can avoid being a target. Within
Oxford Mail readers are being urged to hand in their old mobile phones to help children in hospital. The phones can be sold for up to £30 and the proceeds could raise up to £20,000 to equip a new accident
A supporter of the East Anglian Daily Times’ campaign to save the endangered Suffolk Punch breed of heavy horse has added hundreds of signatures to the petition – from her holiday in the Caribbean. Jo Fox had already collected 450
Gloucestershire Citizen readers have raised enough money to help children carry on withtheir studies after the Gujarat disaster. The Citizen-Unicef campaign raised over £10,000 forthe children who survived the earthquake. Readers raised money by organizing events atschools, hospitals and within
A campaign to allow carers to receive National Lottery funding is back on track with the re-election of a Labour Government. Plans for a new law were introduced as a private members bill but failed to make the statute book
A Burnley & Padiham Express-sponsored cancerappeal has successfully burst through its £250,000 target – thanks to the generosity of its readers. The Macmillan Nurses Appeal was launchedless than two years ago. The appeal has been oneof the most successful ever
The Bristol Evening Post’s ClubSafe campaign is continuing to grow, with 25 local nightspots in the city signing up to the personal safety drive so far. The Depot, which describes itself as Bristol’s premier underground venue, is the latest club
A cancer care centre in Glasgow has been boosted with a £382,000 National Lottery grant. The donation was allocated thanks to fund raising by Evening Times readers, who have themselves smashed the £250,000-mark. The readers’ efforts were crucial in persuading