Angela Williams from Morley was understandably shocked when she opened a can of Heinz baked beans to find a beetle staring back at her. This was one of a number of shocking stories making the news in August 2002. Others included a kitten left abandoned outside a cats rescue charity and the fallout from the three day Leeds Festival at Temple Newsam were fires raged. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting the 31 days in the life of your city and its residents. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Holt Park
Leeds Rhinos held a meet the players day at Asda's Holt Park store. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
8. Lower Wortley
Ladies at the sun dial to mark the 10th anniversary of the Hawthorn Mill housing complex in Lower Wortley. Pictured, from left, are Lillian Wilson, Gwyneth Lawton, Doris Swan, Kathleen Downes and Majorie Messenger. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
9. Bardsey
Resident Ann Poulter surveys the building land behind her home on First Avenue which had flooded in recent months. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
10. Leeds city centre
This is Shelley O'Horan, Miss Dance of Great Britain, pictured at the City Varieties. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
11. Headingley
Leeds Rugby opened its new Headingley retail store. Pictured is shop assistant Emma Horsfall polishing the Heineken Cup and Zurich Premiership Shield, both on which were on display. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
12. Leeds city centre
The Red Cross charity joined forces with emergency services to stage a 999 Awareness Day for members of the public at the Royal Armouries Museum. Pictured is firefighter Jonathan Hunter giving visitor Chris Morton a fireman's lift. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme