Leeds City Council unveiled this cycle lane on York Road in November 2001 leaving bemused city folk to ask whether it was the shortest in the world. It was a year which also featured other strange and surreal moments. A Leeds United star arrived at Elland Road in a clapped out Robin Reliant while the Prime Minister and his wife were pictured taking a stroll through an inner-city housing development. This was Leeds in 2001 and these wonderful photos, plucked from the YEP archive, showcase some of the stories making the headlines during a year to remember. READ MORE: 26 Leeds publicans you may remember from the early 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds city centre
Inside Kirkgate Market in June 2001. | Gerard Binks Photo: Gerard Binks
8. Leeds city centre
The Leeds International Pool viewed from 1 Park Lane in March 2001. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
9. Weetwood
Did you enjoy a drink here back in the day? The Stables Pub at Weetwood Hall pictured in November 2001. | Emma Nichols Photo: Emma Nichols
10. Harehills
Jaswant Toor, managing fdirector of Empire Direct at the call centre above its store in Rounday Road in October 2001. The company has an internet site that allows customers to buy goods online. | Claire Lim Photo: Claire Lim
11. Leeds Rhinos
November 2001 and new signing Ben Walker models the new kit. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
12. Chapeltown
Leeds's own Spice Girl Mel B opened the Host Media Centre in October 2001. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty