They turn back the clock to July 1996 and focus on the stories making the news stories making the headlines that month with a light, bright and laugh out loud approach. It was a 31 days which featured staff at a city centre pub dressing up to highlight the inequalities between tax on British and French beer. Elsewhere a much loved entertainer was in the city to promote a pub piano competition while a runner toasted winning the Leeds Marathon with a well earned pint at the finish line. 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. Temple Newsam
A gala in aid of the Royal Lifeboat Institution was held at Temple Newsam. Pictured is two-year-old Robert Cameron cuddling a giant pig, one of the many prizes on a lucky number stall. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

20. Leeds city centre
The Circus of Horrors sets up camp in the shadow of Quarry House. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox

21. Leeds in July 1996
Runner Ieuan Ellis toasts the crowd after winning the 1996 Leeds Marathon.

22. Cookridge
Leeds United striker Ian Rush opened new Italian restaurant Est Est Est on Otley Old Road. He is pictured with chef Alan Ritchie. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

23. Headingley
Some of the Leeds RL schoolboy trialists at the Yorkshire Cricket Academy. They include, pictured on the back row, a fresh faced Kevin Sinfield. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

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Share your memories of Leeds in July 1996 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN


