The popular TV show broadcast live from the city with presenter Peter Andre setting pulses racing at Woodhouse Moor. This was April 1996, a month which featured a celebrity from the literary world pay Leeds a visit. The new Super League era was also underway with Leeds RL struggling to find their feet while your Yorkshire Evening Post showcased the hard yards and hard work put in by St Wilko and his team behind the scenes at the club's Thorp Arch training facility at Wetherby. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting the 30 days in the life of your 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

7. Leeds United
Manager Howard Wilkinson gets his point across at the club's Thorp Arch training facility. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

8. Temple Newsam
An Easter chicken samples the delights of a rather alternative egg at Home Farm. | YPN Photo: YPN

9. Leeds
Jack Carrack, left, and friend Jonathan Hill practise marbles on their school playground in Leeds during the Easter holidays. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom

10. Headingley
What no wickets! Darren Cough removes his jumper for yet another change of clothes during the Yorkshire Cricket Team photo call. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

11. Leeds city centre
Modeller Steve Pepper created with some of the 1,000 armoured elephants for the Royal Armouries. | YPN Photo: YPN

12. Headingley
Wheatfields Hospice hosted its third model railway exhibition at Lawnswood School to raise money for the charity. | YPN Photo: YPN


