Education officials wanted to close five high schools and open four primary schools. They included plans to close Braim Wood Boys School in Oakwood and Agnes Stewart Church of England School in Burmantofts with pupils merged into East Leeds Academy. Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck and South Leeds Arts College at Merlyn Rees in Belle Isle were also both earmarked for closure with a new school opened on the site of South Leeds stadium. This was Leeds in 2003, a 12 months which featured a huge win for a lucky bingo player and protesters taking to the streets of a market town. READ MORE: 26 Leeds publicans you may remember from the early 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds in 2003
A performance by the Sing Live Northern choir outside Leeds Civic Hall in November 2003.. The choir performed as part of a ceremony celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Ark Royal receiving the Freedom of the City of Leeds. In the foreground is John Morris, conductor and founder of Sing Live. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Leeds in 2003
Demolition under way of the high-rise flats of Ash Tree Grange, with a crane taking apart the top storeys of this 12-storey building, located off Swarcliffe Avenue. In the foreground are houses on Ash Tree Bank, also now demolished. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds in 2003
Aireborough Leisure Centre in October 2003. It was built in the late 1960s. The Sports Hall incorporates a Bodyline gym and facilities for football, badminton, basketball and squash. There is also a 25 metre pool and a climbing wall. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
16. Leeds in 2003
The Bridgefield pub at the junction of Cross Geen Lane (left) and Pontefract Lane pictured in August 2003. The pub is boarded up and in a state of disrepair. Despite plans to refurbish it at one point, all attempts to save it came to nothing as it was eventually demolished. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
17. Leeds in 2003
A memorial plaque on the wall of Bardsey Church, dedicated to the men of the parish who gave their lives in the two World Wars. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
18. Leeds in 2003
The old Royal Mail Office on Wellington Street was being demolished in July 2003. Photo: Simon Hulme