Pub, shops, restaurants, local sport, fundraising and landmarks are all featured in this nostalgic rewind to life in the town during the decade. Community spirit burns bright in this collection of photos plucked from the YEP archive. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 14 of the best photos take you back to Dewsbury and Batley in the 1980s YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
31. Birstall in the 1990s
BMX bikers riding on The Green off Moat Hill in October 1997. | YPN Photo: YPN
32. Birstall in the 1990s
Match action from Birstall St. Patrick's Brook Butler Cup clash against Layezee in November 1997. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
33. Birstall in the 1990s
Drivers at Yorkshire Electricity depot at Birstall were helping to control "road rage" on a special course run by West Yorkshire Police in November 1997. Pictured is Pc Derek Allan, community services officer, giving advice to Edward Toronzac, a Yorkshire Electricity installation electrician. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
34. Birstall in the 1990s
Becky Dixon pictured in September 1998 at the Birstall branch of Toys R Us with the latest must have toy called Sound Bites. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight
35. Birstall in the 1990s
Storm Troopers at the Toys 'R' Us Stars Wars road show in April 1997. | YPN Photo: YPN
36. Birstall in the 1990s
Shanta Rao, the resident dancer at the Bagshaw Museum in Batley, show children from year seven of the Birstall Primary School how to perform hand movements associated with Indian dance. Pictured in November 1996. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight