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.
Dozens of vehicles in Gloucestershire are to be towed away and crushed following a campaign backed by The Citizen. Operation Dodger – a joint council and police initiative – was launched to rid the city’s streets of abandoned, untaxed and
The success of a campaign to encourage children to wear cycle helmets has resulted in schools throughout a city running a pilot scheme to hammer the message home. Derby is one of three areas in Britain that will show the
The Government is facing increasing pressure to bring in new laws to protect naval war graves after 100 MPs from all parties backed a Western Daily Press campaign to ban the plundering of wartime wrecks. The campaign has prompted a
Tony Blair has paid tribute to two North East papers for their part in the fight to get Nissan to build the new Micra in Sunderland. The Prime Minister sent his personal congratulations to both the Sunderland Echo and the
A winner has been announced in the Blackpool Citizen’s competition to name a new pub in St Annes. Readers were asked to nominate topical names for the new Wetherspoon’s free house which opens in February. Suggestions ranged from the ridiculous
A North East photographer is being hailed ‘king of the slimmers’ after losing ten pounds in weight in two weeks. Doug Moody under the spotlight as part of a heavyweight team from the Middlesborough Evening Gazette chosen to spearhead the
Police have praised the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald for its campaign to rid the streets of drug dealers. The paper launched the Shop A Pusher scheme earlier this month in conjunction with the police. A special hotline was set up
A double campaign has been launched by the Bury Times to protect two of the town’s most well-known institutions. Not only is the paper helping to raise £20,000 to keep Bury FC afloat but it has also stepped in to
People working to preserve the environment in the North East are to be honoured by the local press. The Northern Echo is launching its Making a Difference award for the third year to reward any group or individual with a
A weekly paper in the West Midlands has vowed to continue its coverage of a controversial hospital plan – despite accusations of biased reporting. The Kidderminster Shuttle has been running a campaign to save its local hospital after the health
A campaign to protect sunken warships from rogue divers is heading for the House of Commons. The Western Daily Press launched a move to Let Them Rest In Peace after reports that vessels lost in battle over the last 100
The Norwich Evening News is joining forces with the police to launch a knife amnesty in a bid to halt the rise in attacks on the streets. Knife owners in the area will be given the chance to Bin their
Lawyers for the Crown Prosecution Service have been granted an extra week to decide if they will oppose bail for Derbyshire prisoner Stephen Downing. Downing, jailed 27 years ago for a murder he says he did not commit, has been
Just three months after launching its minibus campaign, the Leicester Mercury has raised the target amount. The paper’s appeal aimed to raise £40,000 for Rainbows Childrens Hospice to buy a new mini-bus with double the wheelchair space of the existing
Angry traders in Bournemouth have received the backing of the local press in their battle against increases in parking charges. Shop-owners are joining forces with the Daily Echo to fight council plans to increase the price of parking above the
Fewer homes in Stoke-on-Trent have been broken into thanks to a crime-fighting partnership. Police in the city linked up with The Sentinel for a two-pronged campaign aimed at helping to prevent homes being ransacked while their owners were on holiday.