This photo of Danny Freeman was taken at his pitch outside Marks & Spencer in the city centre in 1998. It’s one of 38 gems charting the 12 months in life of your Leeds and its residents. It was a year which provided its fair share of ups and downs as well as change and challenges. The photos, plucked from the YEP archive, are sure to prove a talking point for those who called Leeds home at the back end of the 1990s. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Cafe Rouge was the latest addition to the city's vibrant cafe culture in May 1998. Pictured is regional director of Whitbread, Philip Coyle. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds city centre
Mireille Hanshaw, centre, an instructor at the newly opened 'Go-Fitness+' health club in the city centre puts a couple of city-slickers through their paces in October 1998. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd
9. .Leeds city centre
Professor Michael Harrison is stop by city centre rush-hour traffic on his way to the G8 Summit in Birmingham in May 1998 where Jubilee 2000, a coalition of charities and campaigners are to form a human chain around the International Centre | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
10. Tinshill
This is Rod Stanyon who was raging after these pipes were left outside his home in January 1998. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
11. Elland Road
Alan Smith tries to get on the end of a cross during the FA Youth Cup clash against Crystal Palace at Elland Road in January 1998. A young Jonathan Woodgate can be seen in the background. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
12. Leeds city centre
Leeds residents appeared on the sides City Link buses under the City Council's Vision for Leeds scheme in which people were being asked what they would like to see happen in the city. Pictured in January 1998 is Sarah Ritson and daughter Isobel. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker