A ground-breaking inquiry was held inside the Queens Hotel with MPs (pictured above), police chiefs and substance abuse co-ordinators having open discussions on how best to tackle a problem which was not only killing hundreds every day but destroying entire communities in the process. This was October 2001, a time which offered a new hope that by bringing together the most high-profile panel ever convened in the city, real inroads can be made in formulating a local and national anti-drugs strategy. Your YEP played its part by running a series of hard-hitting features on the issue. READ MORE: Go inside the Corn Exchange during the 1990s and 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in October 2001
Dany Louise, arts arena manager for Leeds Libraries looks at some exhibits from a new exhibition "Funny Shape , Perfect for the Job " that opened at Leeds Central Library. Photo: Gary Longbottom
8. Leeds in October 2001
The Royal Exchange House in City Square advertising the new Harry Potter Film. Photo: Gerard Binks
9. Leeds in October 2001
Danny Foster of Hear'Say visited the Radio Aire studios on Kirkstall Road. She is pictured with morning breakfast presenters Ditchy and Imogen. Photo: James Hardisty
10. Leeds in October 2001
Garforth's Barleyhill Infants headteacher Gill Austerfield and pupils celebrate a £1,000 donation by the school's PTA for playground equipment. Photo: Tony Johnson
11. Leeds in October 2001
Alvin Stardust, who was cast as Captain Hook in The Adventures of Peter Pan at Leeds Grand Theatre, is pictured in his dressing room. Photo: Simon Hulme
12. Leeds in October 2001
Comedian Frank Carson was at Gateway Yorkshire in Leeds City Station to help launch the sale of new charity Christmas Cards.