2002 proved to be a boom time for bars, pubs hotels and restaurants in the heart of your Leeds thanks to a raft of new openings with a new generation of party-goers determined let their hair down. This gallery of memories showcases some of the nightspots on offer as well as looking at some of the new stories making the news headlines in the city centre. READ MORE: Watch - Secrets of Leeds Queens Hotel revealed including hidden tunnel LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Leeds city centre
Did you enjoy a meal here back in the day? The Room Restaurant at The Bourse pictured in December 2002. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
14. Leeds city centre
The Queen pictured at Millennium Square in July 2002. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
15. Leeds city centre
October 2002 and comedian Billy Pearce launched the charity Christmas cards at Gateway Yorkshire in Leeds City Station. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
16. Leeds city centre
Ambulance drivers ponder over what to do with a colleagues stranded vehicle and passengers on the Leeds Inner Ring Road after storms brought chaos to the city just before rush hour in July 2002. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
17. Leeds city centre
Malmaison Hotel on Concordia Street pictured in July 2002. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
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Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 2002 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him- @AndyHutchYPN | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson