10 things you said about a throwback to Leeds sweet shops down the decades

YEP took a look back at some of the old sweet shops that used to occupy the city.

Our readers were feeling very nostalgic when they reacted to our throwback to Leeds sweet shops down the decades.

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PIC: Michael Barber

Here is 10 things you said:

Katie Goring - "My grandma always used to take me to these sweet stalls. What a wonderful woman she was."

Debra Sanderson - "Leeds market was the best in the country and look at it now."

Anthony Leeming - "Quality prices."

Susan Ellis Hayward - "Dad used to take us to the little stall in the indoor market for sweets called fish, chips and peas. Oh the memories."

Wendy Britton - "Went there every Saturday with my sister, that's when the market was busy and thriving, not a shadow of its former self."

Lesley McGuire - "Saturday morning treats from here!"

Ellen Smith - "I remember the pet shop at the bottom of the market."

Terry Sowden - "I can remember going to Leeds market every Saturday with my mam in the 70s/80s and calling there for sweets."

Becky Bott - "I loved them. Getting the pre-made bags."

Craig Parkinson - "It's a shame coz you can't find an old sweet shop now."

What shops that closed down in Leeds do you miss? Does the city centre need more sweet shops?!

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