They bring together memories of news stories making the local headlines during the decade as well as turning the spotlight on shops, pubs, restaurants, fundraising and local sport. The main photo shows members of the town’s Rotaract Club busy laying a mile of pennies in a supermarket car park as part of a the national campaign to raise £100,000 for the training and supply of a MacMillan Cancer Care Nurse. It is one of more than 25 photos plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post which are sure to evoke memories for a generation of people who called Clecky home back in the day. READ MORE: 48 memorable photos take you back to Mirfield in the 1990s YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of nostalgia

31. Cleckheaton in the 1990s
May 1999 and head teacher Eileen Amesbury surrounded by pupils at St Luke's First School, holding the first Heathy Smile Award to be given out by Dewsbury Heath Care trust in North Kirklees. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

32. Cleckheaton in the 1990s
Pupils of Whitcliffe Mount School pictured in May 1999 who had organised a series of charity events. Pictured, from left, are Naomi Donner, Lisa Athey, Sarah Wilson and Lindsey Arnold. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

33. Cleckheaton in the 1990s
Mohamed Tobassum pictured in December 1999 outside the building that was set to become Britain's largest curry house in the town. He had just been granted a wedding licence to enable couples to get married while enjoying a curry. | Claire Lim Photo: Claire Lim

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Share your memories of Cleckheaton in the 1990s with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | YPN Photo: YPN


