His lorry and load ended up in the Leeds Liverpool Canal which in turn probably led to a difficult phone call to his boss. And to make matters worse a YEP photographer was on hand to capture the moment well before selfies, instagram and facebook live were the norm. This was June 2000,a summer month which also saw zig-zags outside a Leeds primary school proving a talking point, private hire drivers in the city staging a demonstration and a salon owner on the verge of closing after 38 years. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 30 days in the life of your city. READ MORE: 20 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2000 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![These zig-zags outside Moor Allerton Hall Primary on Lidgett Lane were proving a talking point.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjgy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leeds in June 2000
These zig-zags outside Moor Allerton Hall Primary on Lidgett Lane were proving a talking point.
![This Valerie Gilmore owner of a hair salon on Top Moor Side at Holbeck. She was planning on closing it down after 38 years owing to repeated vandalism on her property.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjgz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Leeds in June 2000
This Valerie Gilmore owner of a hair salon on Top Moor Side at Holbeck. She was planning on closing it down after 38 years owing to repeated vandalism on her property.
![Private hire drivers brought traffic chaos to East Parade as they made their protest over being banned from Park Row.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjg0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Leeds in June 2000
Private hire drivers brought traffic chaos to East Parade as they made their protest over being banned from Park Row.
![Celebrations during the boys football, one of eight sports being competed for, at Beckett Park as part of the West Yorkshire Youth Games.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjg1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Leeds in June 2000
Celebrations during the boys football, one of eight sports being competed for, at Beckett Park as part of the West Yorkshire Youth Games. Photo: Charles Knight
![Sunlight strikes Kirkstall Abbey which stands in the suburbs with red brick houses surrounding the ancient landmark.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjg2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Leeds in June 2000
Sunlight strikes Kirkstall Abbey which stands in the suburbs with red brick houses surrounding the ancient landmark. Photo: Gary Longbottom
![Work continued on the Leeds Tapestry 2000 at Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane. Pictured is Rosie Kearton (left) and Betty Bertrant.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDgzMjg3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Leeds in June 2000
Work continued on the Leeds Tapestry 2000 at Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane. Pictured is Rosie Kearton (left) and Betty Bertrant.