June 1996 proved to a month to remember as Euro fever swept across hit the city. It was also the end of an era for a Wellington Street kiosk while a chewing gum busting machine bought by council chiefs and was being demonstrated on white flagstones outside Leeds Civic Hall. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase the stories making the news as well as reflections and memories from the snapshot in time on life across your Leeds. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Leeds city centre
The National Express kiosk on Wellington Street was shutting down owing to relocation. | Richard Moran Photo: Richard Moran
2. Hunslet
Dickie Bird eyes up a pint of Tetley's Bitter after opening the Dickie Bird Room at Tetley's Brewery, a new fermenting room with four new 'Yorkshire Squares'. | YPN Photo: YPN
3. Leeds city centre
This is not a vacuum cleaner but a chewing gum busting machine bought by Leeds City Council and being demonstrated on white flagstones outside the Civic Hall. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
4. Leeds city centre
Postal workers on picket duty in Leeds at the start of a second one day strike. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Leeds city centre
A cyclist battles his way through the early morning traffic on No Car Day. | Jim Moran Photo: Jim Moran
6. Leeds city centre
Bronwen ap Harri was sending postcards via the Internet at Planet Connect cyber cafe on Cross Belgrave Street. | YPN Photo: YPN