Pantomime star Billy Pearce launched Mecca's newest bingo club on Balm Road in Hunslet, an occasion marked with a balloon release by local schoolchildren. This was July 1999, a month that a six-part Channel 4 documentary following a group of single women trying to find love in Leeds was first broadcast. READ MORE: 31 Leeds restaurants you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in July 1999
Meet Oscar , an 11-month old Cocker Spaniel, who was getting some last minute grooming. He went on to win Best Puppy in his breed at the Leeds Championship Dog Show. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
14. Leeds in July 1999
New Channel 4 show Love in Leeds was aired. Pictured with YEP reporter Andy Farmer are Tracie Hunkins, Sam Crane, Nimi, Lisa Hunkins and Janine Warner. Front: Christine North and Sunita Mistry. Photo: James Hardisty
15. Leeds in July 1999
Pupils from Asket Hill Primary in Seacroft were preparing to stage the Wizard of Oz. Pictured, from left, are Rebecca Wardle, Clare Gorman, Matthew Bell, Lauren Price and Sarah Dobson. Photo: Justin Lloyd
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