Evolution was the latest addition to the city's thriving night scene boasting a capacity of 2,000 revellers at its base at the Cardigan Fields complex in Kirkstall. Drinkers at a well known Leeds pub were raising a glass after a major refurbishment was completed and the city welcomed Hollywood royalty, an actress who was appearing on stage. Elsewhere Leeds was gearing up for panto season and tireless charity worker visited a hospital to see where his fundraising efforts were being spent. This was Leeds in November 1998. Is it a city you remember? READ MORE: Leeds in November 2000 - 12 stories making the news
![Street singer Danny Freeman (centre) visits the new children ward at St James's Hospital where his £40,000 raised over three years will be spent to help improve facilities. Also pictured is patient Luke Bottomley, six, and deputy Lord Mayor Mark Harris.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjcz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leeds in November 1998
Street singer Danny Freeman (centre) visits the new children ward at St James's Hospital where his £40,000 raised over three years will be spent to help improve facilities. Also pictured is patient Luke Bottomley, six, and deputy Lord Mayor Mark Harris.
![Kirkgate Market shoppers said a fond farewell to stallholders John and Maureen Benton.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjc0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Leeds in November 1998
Kirkgate Market shoppers said a fond farewell to stallholders John and Maureen Benton. Photo: Steve Riding
![Pupils at Middleton Primary School with some of the shoeboxes theyfilled for the Yorkshire Evening Post appeal for Children in Distress.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjc1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Pupils at Middleton Primary School with some of the shoeboxes theyfilled for the Yorkshire Evening Post appeal for Children in Distress. Photo: Justin Lloyd
![Scouts from the Central Yorkshire Jamboree contingent from Leeds and Wakefield getting ready to jet off to Chile for the 1999 World Scout Jamboree.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjgz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Leeds in November 1998
Scouts from the Central Yorkshire Jamboree contingent from Leeds and Wakefield getting ready to jet off to Chile for the 1999 World Scout Jamboree.
![Alan Smith scored on his debut after coming off the bench at Anfield. The Whites won 3-1.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjg0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Leeds in November 1998
Alan Smith scored on his debut after coming off the bench at Anfield. The Whites won 3-1. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![Pop star Dina Carroll belts out a song at the Leeds Lights switch on. She e njoyed a string of top ten hits during the 1990s with songs including It's Too Late, Don't Be a Stranger, The Perfect Year, and Escaping.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE3OTQwNjg1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Leeds in November 1998
Pop star Dina Carroll belts out a song at the Leeds Lights switch on. She e njoyed a string of top ten hits during the 1990s with songs including It's Too Late, Don't Be a Stranger, The Perfect Year, and Escaping.