Newspaper vendor Brian Keighley who had been told to move from his site on Kirkgate to make way for the refurbishment of the old Scotsman pub.placeholder image
Newspaper vendor Brian Keighley who had been told to move from his site on Kirkgate to make way for the refurbishment of the old Scotsman pub. | YPN

23 sanguine photos take you back to Leeds in September 1995

Read all about it! These sanguine photos chart 31 days in the life of your Leeds in the mid-1990s.

They turn back the clock to September 1995, a month in which a Yorkshire Evening Post newspaper was told to leave his pitch on Kirkgate move to make way for the refurbishment of a historic pub. It was also a month which featured talking signs installed at Leeds City Bus Station. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive showcase the stories making the headlines in the city centre and the suburbs with Middleton, Woodlesford, Beeston and Hunslet all in focus. 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

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