Scores of fans turned out for a chance to meet boy band 911 at HMV on Lands Lane. During their five years together the trio - Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable and Simon "Spike" Dawbarn - scored ten UK top 10 singles, sold 10 million singles and six million albums around the world. It was also month which saw a music legend touch down in the city, primary pupils take a walk on the wild side and a school left counting the cost of an attack by mindless vandals. READ MORE: 57 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1998 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

7. Woodhouse
Pupils from Rosebank Primary took a walk on the wild side. They are pictured in an area of land near their school for which they have created ideas for improvement. | Mike Cowling Photo: Mike Cowling

8. Potternewton
Stephen Watkins, headteacher of Potternewton Primary, looks over the damage caused by vandals who broke more than 30 windows. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

9. Boston Spa
Leeds Metropolitan University graduates Steve Heywood, left, and Adrian Parr with a model of a fantasy adventure trail they designed for Martin House Hospice. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker

10. Leeds city centre
This customised 1972 dodge van covered with more than 2,000 cameras was creating interest. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

11. Beeston
Pupils from the Beeston Primary were preparing to stage Alice in Wonderland. Pictured are Rebecca Rawson (Alice), Danielle Schofield (Cheshire Cat), Liam Smith (Mad Hatter) and Craig Dinnewell (White Rabbit). | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight

12. Ilkley
A helicopter begins to task of carrying stone slabs to the top of the moor at the Cow & Calf. The stone wasbeing used to create footpaths to halt errosion caused by visitors. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight

