First team stars Lee Sharpe, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Nigel Martyn were thrust into the spotlight alongside models on stage during a fashion show in April 1998. A show of a different kind was being premiered at West Yorkshire Playhouse with the life of pools winner Viv Nicholson taking centre stage. Elsewhere traditional horse power returned to the city centre while a Leeds bakery was celebrating its 60th anniversary. This was Leeds in April 1998 - is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 16 iconic YEP front pages from down the decades LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

13. Leeds city centre
Members of the Leeds People's Choir, pictured during their concert at Leeds Civic Hall to raise funds for the Cancer Research Campaign. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

14. Leeds city centre
Leeds Parish Church bellringers were on the lookout for new recruits. Pictured are Tony Stamp (deputy Tower Captain), left, and Barrie Dove (Tower Captain). | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

15. Beeston
Staff at B&Q's Junction One Retail Park go through an early morning corporate exercise routine as part of team building. | YPN Photo: YPN

16. Leeds
Boxer Michelle Sutcliffe was due to fly to America for a title fight in May. She is pictured training with her husband Gary. | Mike Cowling Photo: Mike Cowling

17. Kirkstall
Golf professional Duncan Muscroft is monitored by fellow professional, Paul Greensmith, with a new video system, at Swingtime Golf . | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

18. Leeds city centre
A photocall at West Yorkshire Playhouse for Ben Elton's new play Blast From the Past. Imogen Stubbs and Oliver Cotton were cast in the lead roles. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

