One of 21 photo memories charting a year in the life of Leeds city centre at the dawn of a new millennium. These wonderful photos, plucked from the YEP archive, take you back to 2001, a year which featured a well known restauranteur in trouble with council chiefs, demonstrations and protests, world record attempts as well as arts and culture high on the news agenda. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Leeds city centre in 2001
December 2001 and a queue forms at Toymaster in The Headrow Centre which was selling the only must have Christmas present - a Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Lego kit. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
20. Leeds city centre in 2001
Opera North's La Boheme was shown on a big screen for Christams shoppers on Briggate in December 2001. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
21. Leeds city centre in 2001
Club owners from around the city gathered at the Hifi club in the city centre in June 2001 to launch Dance Aid. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
22. Leeds city centre in 2001
Zara Ishaq enjoys a ride at at the New Year's Eve fun fair in the city centre in December 2001. | Simon Hulme Photo: Simon Hulme
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Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 2001 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby