Your YEP was at Headingley as the squad posed in a new kit ahead of the big kick off. This was Leeds in February 1999 and the photo is one of more than 15 plucked from the YEP archive charting the 28 days in the life of the city, its sports teams and residents. It was a month which also featured chefs at city centre restaurants preparing to cook up a storm at Leeds Food and Drink Festival. 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

13. Wigton Moor
Emma Friend was a female member of the football team at Wigton Moor Primary. She is pictured practising her shooting skills by Murray Wilson, Jonathan Anderson, Liam Tarbett, Harwek Soor and Ben McCarron. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley

14. Leeds in February 1999
The Royal Mail building on Wellington Street in the city centre was up for sale. Photo: Mike Cowling

15. Beeston
This bird nesting in the traffic lights at the junction of Elland Road and Leeds Ring Road was proving a talking point. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

16. Beeston
Pupils from Cockburn High School who set up two young enterprise companies. Pictured are Mark Williamson, left, and Mathieu Ward with a logo of their firm as, right, Nicola Tansey and Adeeba Akhtar hold some of their hair products. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

17. Morley
Morley RU players Jamie Barker, left, and Lee Blenkin with Karen Bywater at the rehearsal for the pantomime 'Ali Baba and the Fourteen Thieves' which was being staged at Morley Rugby Football Club. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

18. Alwoodley
This is 11-year-old David Cooper who was preparing to appear on BBC1 show Mrs Merton. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty


