Sport retailer Lillywhites moved to the Schofield Centre in the city centre.placeholder image
Sport retailer Lillywhites moved to the Schofield Centre in the city centre. | Ross Parry

Leeds in September 1996 - 15 stories making the news

It was the month that a well-known Leeds pub was threatened with last orders while a new shopping centre was taking shape.

High school pupils put their best foot forward to raise funds for a new mini bus while staying on the exercise theme a well known sports retailer was on the move in the city centre. This was Leeds in September 1996. Is it a city you remember? READ MORE: Go inside the White Rose Shopping Centre when it first opened in 1997

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