They were the top selling toy across Leeds in the summer of 2001 with North Yorkshire champion Harriet Buck showcasing her skills at The Headrow shopping centre. Also a creating stir at the time was a Mini parked half way up a tower block on City Square. Enjoy these photo memories from the stories and people making the news across the city in August 2001. READ MORE: Go inside the Corn Exchange during the 1990s and 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in August 2001
Children were calling on diverted traffic on Barrowby Avenue at Austhorpe to slow down. Photo: Mel Hulme
8. Leeds in August 2001
Pupils at Allerton Grange High School were hosting a fashion show in aid of the Base 10 project. Pictured are Noshaba Waheed, Qudsia Waheed, Faiza Rafi, Hannah Jeoffrey, Polly Majid, Minezza Parveen, Shama Parveen and Jenny Pickett. Photo: Mel Hulme
9. Leeds in August 2001
A member of the public demonstrates the recently installed human sundial feature in Ilkley's Millennium Garden. Photo: Helen Gardner
10. Leeds in August 2001
Some of the sailors from HMS Ark Royal arrive at Millennium Square on their cycle of the length of the country to raise money for vital hospital equipment for children and new born babies at LGI. Photo: Gary Longbottom
11. Leeds in August 2001
The Mayor and Mayoress of Morley, Frank and Wendy Tighe, gave children a civic send-off at the Town Hall before they headed off camping.
12. Leeds in August 2001
Leopold Primary was among a number of schools earmarked for closure. Pictured demonstrating at Leeds Civic Hall are, from left, Attiq Shafiq, Emma Roberts and Chama Mwape. Photo: Dan Oxtoby