25 years ago: A community worker in Brixton during the riots is to help spearhead race relations in Bradford. Graham Mahony, 35, takes up his £12,000 appointment next month.

50 years ago: Rosse Street Baptist Church in Shipley, which has seating for a congregation of 1,200, making it one of the largest in the district, may be sold because of diminishing attendance and rising maintenance costs.