The planned closure of Vickers Defence Systems factory at Austhorpe was announced in September 1998 with the loss of 450 jobs. It was also a month which featured fundraising and farewells as well as celebrity surprises. READ MORE: 21 photo memories of Leeds city centre in 1998 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in Sept 1998
This is consultant heart surgeon Philip Kay who raised more than £10,000 for heart research at Leeds General Infirmary. Photo: Justin Lloyd
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Share your memories of Leeds in September 1998 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN Photo: Graham Lindley
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