Teenager Russell Ransome who was among some 30 villagers who were making their own Christmas lights as the village was short of funds to buy them.placeholder image
Teenager Russell Ransome who was among some 30 villagers who were making their own Christmas lights as the village was short of funds to buy them. | Justin Lloyd

Leeds in November 1995 - 13 stories making the news

It was the month pupils from a Leeds primary turned up at school to discover it has been destroyed by fire.

Elsewhere the introduction of a cycle lane on a major Leeds commuter route was the talk of the city. Hunslet Hawks played rugby league for the first time at their new home while Trekkies were celebrating as a familiar face beamed down in the city for a book signing. And it proved to be the end of an era for a south Leeds landmark. This was Leeds in November 1995 - is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 28 Leeds restaurants you may remember from the 1990s

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