2007 proved to be a 12 months when the issue of city centre congestion and how to solve it proved a talking point among residents and policy-makers. It was also a year flooding brought chaos to LS1 and beyond and the city centre welcomed a raft of new openings and celebrity visits. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of Leeds city centre in the post-2000s. READ MORE: 12 of your best memories from Oceana - the Leeds nightclub from the 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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Did you enjoy a meal here back in the day? The Waterhole wine bar and restaurant pictured in October 2007. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
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TV Masterchef judge Greg Wallace was in the city centre to help promote the Great Potato Challenge in August 2007. He is pictured at the roadshow on Victoria Gardens. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Kirkgate Market trader Steve Atack backed a new Cancer Research UK campaign aimed at promoting healthy eating in September 2007. | Matthew Page Photo: Matthew Page
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The issue of safer road junctions in city centre was in the spotlight in September 207 . Pictured is the junction of Wellington Street with King Street and Thirsk Row. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Artist and Leeds Met lecturer Katrien Van Liefferinge is pictured with her artwork house, made from bags, which went on show at The Light in June 2007. | Matthew Page Photo: Matthew Page