Leeds and its residents were coming to terms with the football clubs's relegation from the top flight of English football. And away from the beautiful game there was lots going on in Leeds, a city with its fair share of ups and downs in 2004. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, turn the spotlight other stories making the headlines in a year which will live long in the memory of football fans for all the wrong reasons. READ MORE: The ups and downs of Leeds United's Elland Road down the decades
1. Leeds in 2004
Jane Tomlinson arrived back in Leeds to a rousing reception after her 2,000 mile Rome to Home charity bike ride on a tandem with brother Luke Goward. Photo: PA
2. Leeds in 2004
The Ships Company of the HMS Ark Royal exercise the Freedom of the City of Leeds. The crew are pictured on parade in Millennium Square.
3. Leeds in 2004
Leeds Town Hall was a talking point after time stood still at 11.44am one day in September 2004. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
4. Leeds in 2004
Students were angry about the proposed closure of the University of Leeds Bretton Hall campus in October 2004.
5. Leeds in 2004
Leeds-born Coronation Street Liz Dawn celebrated work starting at the site of the new oncology centre at St James's Hospital.
6. Leeds in 2004
Do this view look familiar? It is the site of the former Hayfield pub in Chapeltown which had been demolished in 2002.