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
13. Leeds in February 1996
Children from a Leeds dancing academy raised hundreds of pounds for the city's childrens wards. Pictured are Paul Taylor, Alexandra Manning and Jasmine Naylor with patients Stacy Fisher and Clare Armitage (right).
14. Leeds in February 1996
Pupils and staff from closure-threatened Benjamin Gott High School demonstrate outside Leeds Civic Hall.
15. Leeds in February 1996
Love was in the air was Shelly Poskitt made a leap year proposal to fiance Poplu. Photo: Roy Fox
16. Leeds in February 1996
Visitors to Granary Wharf were treated to the sound of Samba music, when a touch of Rio came to the city. Photo: Mel Hulme
17. Leeds in February 1996
Three cheers from children at Aberford C of E Primary which received a good report in an Ofsted inspection. Photo: Roy Fox
18. Leeds in February 1996
Benfield Ford opened on Kirkstall Road. Pictured are deputy Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds Coun and Mrs Andrew Carter, Ian McAllister chairman of Ford UK, John Squires, chairman and MD of Benfield Motor Group and Mike Phillips, Benfield general manager. Photo: Peter Thacker