Many places around the country are afflicted with social problems which bring them briefly into the national spotlight. In most cases they cope with those difficulties and move on. Unfortunately, though, too often these places become fixed in the public mind, and particularly the national media mind, not for what they have become but for what they were.

Bradford itself has waged a long battle to overcome this stereotyping, culminating in the powerful "Birth of a New City" campaign to tell the world that our troubles are behind us and a good future is about to begin.

Ravenscliffe, too, has been similarly stigmatised. A few years ago it hit the headlines after a night of rioting. It was also in the news after the BNP campaigned there in the hope of winning support. In the event the rioting, though regrettable, was a one-off and the BNP were given short shrift. And since then a lot of effort has been put into improving conditions on the estate, not least by the residents who have worked hard and successfully to build community spirit.

So it's hardly surprising that they are upset by what they see as a slur to their estate in publicity material for a documentary screened on the Community Channel in which it was described as being "famous only for riots and BNP support".

It is all the more disappointing as the documentary itself did not mention these aspects and focused on the good work taking place on Ravenscliffe. It is unfortunate that the writer of the publicity blurb did not keep as in touch with the present reality as the people who made the programme.