A local weekly has claimed victory in two campaigns in just two weeks. First, the Daventry Express helped to ensure that funding continues for a body that provides transport for elderly, disabled and vulnerable people.
Then the paper was able to celebrate its key role in an initiative that could lead to the building of a university technical college in the town.
In the first instance, the paper - which sells about 7,500 a week - encouraged more than 11,000 people to sign a petition to persuade Northamptonshire county council not to cut its £32,000 funding for Daventry Area Community Transport (DACT).
It meant that 18.5% of Daventry's adult population signed up, prompting editor Matt Cornish to describe it as "incredible."
He said: "When you get figures like that, local authorities have to listen and we're delighted the county council changed its mind."
In the second campaign, in support of Daventry winning a £10m bid for a university technical college, the paper brokered a compromise to ensure the bid could go ahead.
It involved stories, editorials and meetings - an example of the paper getting deeply involved in its community.
Sources: Daventry Express/HoldTheFrontPage
