Pupils and staff from closure-threatened Benjamin Gott High School demonstrated outside Leeds Civic Hall while an action group campaigning to save playing fields in north Leeds took their fight to Leeds Town Hall. Elsewhere the White Rose Shopping Centre was beginning to take shape and a religious leader took to the streets of Leeds to highlight the plight of the homeless. A restaurateur tasted success after winning the won the International Indian Chef of the Year contest, while success of a sporting kind at grassroots level in the city was also high on the news agenda. This was Leeds in February 1996 - is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 12 high street shops Leeds loved and lost in the 1990s and 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in February 1996
Dominated by the central atrium the White Rose Shopping Centre was starting to take shape. Photo: Peter Thacker
8. Leeds in February 1996
Marc Almond (right) and co-singer Neal X performed at the HMV store in Leeds city centre before signing autographs. Photo: Steve Riding
9. Leeds in February 1996
Residents of North Leeds demonstrate outside the Leeds Town Hall over planning proposals to develop the Bodington Field site. Photo: Giles Rocholl
10. Leeds in February 1996
A new 70s disco night was launched at The Warehouse. Pictured are club night organisers, from left, Kathy Riley, Jim Albentosa, Liz Anderson, Richard McCann and Sean Hart.
11. Leeds in February 1996
The Bishop of Knaresborough, Malcolm Menin, spent a day on the streets of Leeds, too help him understand what it feels like to be homeless and penniless in winter. Photo: James Hardisty
12. Leeds in February 1996
Mohammed Aslam, owner of the Aagrah chain of restaurants, has won the International Indian Chef of the Year contest. He is pictured in his Pudsey restaurant. Photo: Gary Longbottom