Wallace Arnold staff staged demonstrations over the proposed selling off of the company to rivals Shearings. They made sure their voices were heard as company directors discussed the plan at the firm’s Geldard Road headquarters. This was Leeds in March 1997, a 31 days which also featured members of the National League of the Blind and Disabled marched out of Leeds City Station in protest at the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority ending free fares. It was also month which also featured celebrations with seven brewers drays parading through the city to mar the third anniversary of the opening of Tetley's Brewery Wharf. 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
7. White Rose Shopping Centre
The White Rose Shopping Centre opened its doors for the first time. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
8. Stourton
Melanie Wilks with one of her sculptures at the Stone Henge on the Trans-Pennine Trail at Thwaite Mills. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Headingley
Great Britain 800m runner Michelle Faharty, centre, tutors youngsters on the Beckett Park athletics track. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd
10. Bramley
Diggers rip up the pitch at McLaren Fields, the former home of Bramley RL. The site was being developed for housing. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
11. Leeds city centre
Members of the National League of the Blind and Disabled marched out of Leeds City Station in protest at the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority ending free fares. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
12. Kirkstall Abbey
Students from Park Lane College were preparing to stage Jesus Christ Superstar. Pictured are Richard Toepritz, Richard Gittins, Sally Johnson, Nathan Webb, Becca Knight, and Charlotte Barnes. | YPN Photo: YPN