First team stars Lee Sharpe, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Nigel Martyn were thrust into the spotlight alongside models on stage during a fashion show This was Leeds in April 1998 and a show of a different kind was being premiered at West Yorkshire Playhouse with the life of pools winner Viv Nicholson taking centre stage. Elsewhere traditional horse power returned to the city centre while a Leeds bakery was celebrating its 60th anniversary. 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

19. Leeds city centre
A photocall at West Yorkshire Playhouse for Ben Elton's new play Blast From the Past. Imogen Stubbs and Oliver Cotton were cast in the lead roles. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

20. Leeds city centre
Traditional horse power returns to Vicar Lane in the city centre to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Tetley's Brewery Wharf. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

21. Leeds city centre
Entrepreneur Jacqueline Gold at the new Ann Summers shop on Lands Lane. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

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Share your memories of Leeds in April 1998 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or weet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight


