1986 will be remembered as one of a lack of opportunity and hardship with rising unemployment weighing heavy on the shoulders of Leeds and its residents. One British worker in seven was out of a job with jobless figures for Yorkshire and Humber region hitting record levels. One Leeds suburb was targeted for financial support by the Government of the day as it aimed to kickstart the city's economy. Organisers of the Leeds International Beer Festival slashed prices from 90p a pint to 70p in a bid to get more people to visit the annual event while thousands turned out to see an icon of the skies touch down in Leeds. Enjoy these photo memories, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 25 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1985 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
25. Yeadon
A packed Yeadon Town Hall in October 1986. The Town Hall was facing an uncertain future which prompted the community to come together to fight for its survival. | YPN Photo: YPN
28. Crossgates
Crossgates Station was in need of some repair and restoration in April 1986. | YPN Photo: YPN
29. Holbeck
October 1986 and plans were revealed for Leeds to get its own answer to the Statue of Liberty - a 100ft figure of a man with an outer skin of bricks. The figure was to be built in the Holbeck Triangle bordered on all sides by busy rail tracks. | YPN Photo: YPN
30. Leeds United
Five for Leeds United in August 1986. New signings pictured in the new kit are, from the top, Jack Ashurst, Peter Haddock, Ronnie Sinclair, John Buckley and Russell Doig. | YPN Photo: YPN