Twitchers flocked to Rodley Nature Reserve in west Leeds all desperate for a sighting of a rare Marbled Duck, a bird considered vulnerable by the IUCN due to a reduction in population caused by habitat destruction and hunting. This was July 2003, a month which featured the Leeds Championship Dog Show held at Harewood House, and a new car sharing concept launched in the city. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 31 days in the life of your city. READ MORE: 23 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2003 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in July 2003
Practicing a part of a routine during the Northern Ballet Theatre summer school are, from left, Carlie Milner, Donya Ambler, Lewis Landini and Sarah Green. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
8. Leeds in July 2003
Ready for patrol. Killingbeck Police and Leeds City Council's Motorcycle Unit. Photo: email
9. Leeds in July 2003
Millennium Square was the backdrop to the launch of a new car scheme. A new Internet-based site was calling on Leeds employees to share their cars on journeys to and from work. It was backed by a number of companies based in Leeds, Pictured, left to right, are Coun Gurdip Bahi, Sean Rouke of HBOS, Stephaine Turner from Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Andy Boyle from KPMG, Sue Slyfield from Asda, Helen Wright from O2 and Michelle Gibson from Leeds University. Photo: James Hardisty
10. Leeds in July 2003
Your YEP went behind the scenes at Leeds Bradford Airport. Pictured is a view from the air traffic control radar room. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
11. Leeds in July 2003
Viewing the old and the new Lawnswood School are chair of Education Leeds Peter Ridsdale (right) and headteacher Milan Davidovic. Photo: MEL HULME
12. Leeds in July 2003
Richard Gill, who is in charge of floral displays in the city centre, is pictured next to one on Woodhouse Lane, near The Dry Dock pub. Photo: Mel Hulme