1990 is the focus of this gallery of memories which turns the spotlight on the stories making the news from each month of the year. Highlights from the 12 months included the unveiling of a city centre mural, time called on a landmark clock shop and the opening of the city’s newest live venue. Each memory has been curated from the YEP archive using photos which, in some instances, have never been digitised. READ MORE: 27 photos of Leeds city centre shops you visited in the 1990s 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 in 1990
Enjoy these month by month photo memories of news stories from 1990. | YPN Photo: YPN
2. January
Civic Hall bosses decided it was time for a change where the building's famous clocks were concerned. The two clocks' mechanisms were being replaced as part of a full refurbishment. Our photo brought one mystery into focus. Why do four turtles adorn the ornate frame when the Leeds symbol is an owl? | YPN Photo: YPN
3. February
Homes were evacuated major roads closed for Leeds's own big bang - the demolition of the old Telecom House. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
4. March
On the move from Leeds Playhouse to West Yorkshire Playhouse which opened at Quarry Hill. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. April
Councillor John Trickett at the cutting of the first sod for the new extension of Leeds inner ring road at the Woodpecker junction,. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. May
The new stage area at the city's newest live venue - Colosseum on Cookridge Street. | YPN Photo: YPN