A bus drivers strike brought Leeds and its residents to a standstill. Managers from bus company First were forced to get behind the wheel to keep services running as nearly 1,000 drivers went on strike over a row over pensions. The year was 2006, with First by far the biggest operator in Leeds, running about 90 per cent of services in and out of the city and carrying about 160,000 passengers a day. Elsewhere your YEP launched a campaign for an arena to be built in Leeds while a theatre gem was undergoing a major refurbishment. READ MORE: 15 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2005 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Leeds in 2006
Office workers enjoy the weather in the newly re-opened Park Square in May 2006.
20. Leeds in 2006
Leeds United legend John Charles's widow Glenda views a bust and plaque of her husband in the entrance to the John Charles Stand at Elland Road.
21. Leeds in 2006
The Co-op opened its new city centre store on Wellington Street in October 2006. Pictured outside is chief executive Alan Gill. Photo: Tony Johnson
22. Leeds in 2006
Leeds cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson was planning her next fundraising move in April 2006. She was planning to ride across America in nine weeks that summer.
23. Leeds in 2006
Singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux performs at Emmaus in Leeds. She is pictured with Matt Penman on bass. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
24. Leeds in 2006
The huge bonfire at Roundhay Park in November 2006. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net