These pictures from October 1997 also document a visit to the city from Leeds United legend Jack Charlton and the opening of Leeds Open Market.
Stockbrokers in the city were left counting the cost after the ‘Asian contagion’ a mini global stock market crash caused by an economic crisis in Asia, caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to suffer its 18th biggest percentage loss since the its creation in 1896. This was October 1997, a month which also saw a new way to pay for low value everyday items launched in
. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcasing 31 days in the life of your city at the back end of the 1990s.
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