Shoppers and traders at Kirkgate Market said their goodbyes to long standing stallholders John and Maureen Benton. The city was preparing for the opening of its latest nightspot - Evolution at the Cardigan Fields leisure complex while a fresh-faced teenager made an immediate impact for Leeds United off the bench. This was Leeds in November 1998 and these wonderful photos chart those 30 days in the life of a city and its residents. 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
Kirkgate Market shoppers and traders said a fond farewell to stallholders John and Maureen Benton. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
2. Kirkstall
Leeds's latest nightclub, Evolution, was set to open at Cardigan Fields Leisure Complex. The elements in perfect harmony, from left, are Hayley Barber (air), Lisa Quarmby (earth), and Kelly Scotney (water), Francesca Macduff-Varley (fire). | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
3. Leeds city centre
The launch of Billy Bremner's biography, 'Bremner, The Legend of Billy Bremner' at Waterstones. Pictured is Billy's wife Vicki with author Bernard Bale. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
4. Leeds city centre
Theatre group The Potato Room Players who were due to stage Damn Yankees at the City Varieties receive coaching from Bob Benitez of the Menwith Hill Patriots at the Menwith Hill camp. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
5. Burmantofts
Street singer Danny Freeman, centre, visits the new children's ward at St James's Hospital where his £40,000 raised over three years will be spent to help improve facilities. Also pictured is patient Luke Bottomley, six, and deputy Lord Mayor Mark Harris. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. Middleton
Pupils at Middleton Primary School with some of the shoeboxes theyfilled for the Yorkshire Evening Post appeal for Children in Distress. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd