Bramley, Pudsey, Armley, Wortley, Farsley, Rodley and Farnley are all featured in this rewind to 1998, a year in community-spirit burned bright. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, feature shops, pubs, restaurants, sports teams as well as a raft of familiar faces and stories making the news during the 12 months. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 43 photos to take you back to west Leeds in 1997 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Snooker loopy.Pudsey Liberals 'A' team pictured in November 1998. From left, are David Ridsdale, David Whitaker, Gordon Harrison and Paul Sigsworth.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5OTllOWE3LWE3ZDQtNGRmOS04OWMzLWYzMGY0OGQ4YjUyMDoxODZjODViZC05ZWY2LTQ3MzUtYWJkYy00ZjFlODE5MGVmYjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. West Leeds in 1998
Snooker loopy.Pudsey Liberals 'A' team pictured in November 1998. From left, are David Ridsdale, David Whitaker, Gordon Harrison and Paul Sigsworth. Photo: Keith Lawson
![Farsley CC pictured in May 1998. Back row, from left, are Lee Carass, Joss Overend, Damian Shanahan, Anthony Gilkes and Richard Gould. Front row, from left, are John Goldthorpe, Tim Staniforth, Stewart Smith, Matthew Doidge, Steve Leatherdale and Matthew Barnes.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiNjBlM2JlLWRmYWEtNDE3Zi05Nzk3LWYxYzgwZDhhYjk4MDpiNGQ4MDE0NC1lMDg1LTQ4ODgtOWM4OS1lMmQ5NDI1M2FiNmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. West Leeds in 1998
Farsley CC pictured in May 1998. Back row, from left, are Lee Carass, Joss Overend, Damian Shanahan, Anthony Gilkes and Richard Gould. Front row, from left, are John Goldthorpe, Tim Staniforth, Stewart Smith, Matthew Doidge, Steve Leatherdale and Matthew Barnes. Photo: James Hardisty
![Bramley firefighters - from left, Gino Webster, Alan Redfern, John Cavalier and Andy Howe - were preparing to perform a striptease in aid of the Fire Brigades Benevolence Fund. Pictured in November 1998.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAxMDA4ZTY3LTdhYTMtNDUyNi05ODY0LWE3MDIwNjc1NmFmMjo2YzE0NzU5NC0xYmE1LTRhOGItYmUzMi1kNGU1MGQ4YzI2MWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
9. West Leeds in 1998
Bramley firefighters - from left, Gino Webster, Alan Redfern, John Cavalier and Andy Howe - were preparing to perform a striptease in aid of the Fire Brigades Benevolence Fund. Pictured in November 1998. Photo: Matt Griggs/unp
![Leeds Rhinos youngest fan at just three months old - Farsley's Rachel Elsworth. Pictured in May 1998.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ1MmQ3OTc3LWQwNzEtNDk5ZS1iZGM1LTI0MTczNjliMDE5MDo2MTRlZjg1OC0zOTAyLTQ3NDAtYjY5Mi0xMzI1ODJkMWQ0MWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. West Leeds in 1998
Leeds Rhinos youngest fan at just three months old - Farsley's Rachel Elsworth. Pictured in May 1998. Photo: Mel Hulme
![Reverend Timothy Lipscomb, vicar of St Bartholomew's in Armley, was all smiles in November 1999 after the news that the church was to receive more than £300,000 from the Lottery Heritage Fund for repairs.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ1NGUzZjc1LWI1OGMtNDJlNi1hZDFjLWY3OTdkYThiZDdiODozNzExMTVkMi0xYThkLTQ0OGQtYmYzOS1mZWJhOTE1ZGZiYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. West Leeds in 1998
Reverend Timothy Lipscomb, vicar of St Bartholomew's in Armley, was all smiles in November 1999 after the news that the church was to receive more than £300,000 from the Lottery Heritage Fund for repairs. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
![This is Bernadette Speight, a HGV driver working for Macfarlane transport in Rodley. Pictured in March 1998.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjczNDk5Yzc1LTRlNjAtNGFhZS1hNDdjLTY3YjI3MGI5NjhjMDoyOWM1NDI0Ni0zM2M3LTQxZTQtOGMyNS0xMmM5MzY0ZDMxODg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
12. West Leeds in 1998
This is Bernadette Speight, a HGV driver working for Macfarlane transport in Rodley. Pictured in March 1998. Photo: James Hardisty