It was a decade during which the local community came together to battle against a sense of injustice and fight back in an attempt to improve the quality of life for residents. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the stories making the news headlines and also feature local shops and pubs and restaurants. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Halton in the 1990s
Children and helpers at the playgroup in the newly-refurbished Christ Church in Chapel Street in September 1993. The playgroup ran every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Halton in the 1990s
Do you remember these shops on Selby Road? Pictured in December 1994. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Halton in the 1990s
Hooligans and car thieves were making life a misery for elderly residents of a "forgotten" tower block in January 1992. They drove stolen cars recklessly just yards away from living rooms windows and destroyed everything that got in their way - including bus shelters, fencing and even phone booths, claimed residents. But the frightened tenants of The Deane high rise flats believed there was no one to turn to for help. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Halton in the 1990s
Do you remember Elsie Littlewood? The 70-year-old was told she was too old to be a lollipop lady in Ferbruary 1997. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
12. Halton in the 1990s
Rubbish left on Halton Moor after travellers moved on in May 1991. | YPN Photo: YPN