The fire at Brigshaw Comprehensive at Allerton Bywater caused extensive damage estimated to be around £1 million. It wrecked 90 per cent of the main building in April 2000. It was also the month Leeds saw The Light, well a model of the proposed shopping centre in the city centre. It was a city looking ahead to new openings - city centre nightspot Tiger Tiger and Morrisons new store in Kirkstall. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 30 days in the life of your Leeds. READ MORE: Leeds in April 1999 - Why life was a drag for fundraisers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in April 2000
A model of the Light development in Leeds city centre. Photo: Mel Hulme
2. Leeds in April 2000
Bakers tried out the new ovens at Morrisons Kirkstall before the store officially opened to the public. Pictured is Simon Perfitt from St Anne's Shelter loading bread into his car with the help of Morrisons baker Mike Dixon. Photo: Claire Lim
3. Leeds in April 2000
Revellers were looking forward to the opening of nightspot Tiger Tiger on Albion Street in the city centre.
4. Leeds in April 2000
Boxing champion Derek Roche, pictured centre, visited Delaney's Bar in Harehills where he presented prizes at Oakwood Rangers end of season awards ceremony. Photo: Mel Hulme
5. Leeds in April 2000
Leeds City Council aimed to raise awareness of the need to vot in the local elections by advertising on beermats. Pictured is a sample at The Ship Inn off Briggate. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
6. Leeds in April 2000
These unisex toilets at Bar 38 on The Headrow were proving a talking point. Photo: Dan Oxtoby