Eagle-eyed drivers spotted a new spelling of Harehills - featuring three l's - on a road sign on the Sheepscar Interchange in Leeds. This was Leeds in May 1997, a month which featured a regiment exercising their right of Freedom of the City and the Elland Road pitch ripped up. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing 31 days in the life of your Leeds at the back end of the 1990s. READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs: Chapel Allerton, Sheepscar, Chapeltown and Little London LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Leeds in 1999
Smog - viewed along Scott Hall Road - was becoming an issue for Leeds. Photo: James Hardisty
14. Leeds in May 1997
Police on patrol around Hyde Park Road after riots. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
15. Leeds in May 1997
Dave Farrar (left) and Chris Oxby are watched by passers-by as they inflate their hot air balloons in-front of Kirkstall Abbey. Photo: Justin Lloyd
16. Leeds in May 1997
Master of the music for Leeds Parish Church, Simon Lindley, sits with the £150,000 newly-restored organ. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
17. Leeds in May 1997
Students from Park Lane College were perform a medieval comedy on the streets of Spanish villages. They gave a pre view performance in Dortmund Square before bemused shoppers. Pictured is Sharon Ingleby, a performing arts student at Park Lane. Photo: Roy Fox
18. Leeds in May 1997
Members of the 274 Field Battery TA enjoyed their 35th annual reunion at The Mansion in Roundhay. Pictured, from left, are Vic Teasdale, Cyril Shiwin, George Olbison, Bernard Bernett, Stewart Mountain and Doug Weatherill. Photo: Justin Lloyd