1996 was a year which featured part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal being drained and bad weather catching shoppers off guard. It was also a 12 months which saw a bomb scare bring the city centre to a standstill and the victim of a racially motivated assault being reunited with the Good Samaritans who came to his aid. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of your city centre. READ MORE: 22 photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1992 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
12 photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1996
These memories showcase a year in the life of Leeds city centre in the mid-1990s.