Shopping, bars, restaurants, landmarks and familiar faces are all featured in this look back at life in the heart of your Leeds in 2003. It proved to be a year to change thanks to a raft of new openings and closure announcements. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, aim to capture the mood and highlight the news stories making the headlines. READ MORE: Go inside the two city shopping arcades that made way for Trinity Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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Shoppers pile into Debenhams as the doors open on for the sales on Boxing Day in December 2003. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Inside City Varieties Music Hall in December 2003 which was in need of a refurbishment. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
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Out Of This World shop was selling free range turkey's at Christmas in 2003 despite the staff being vegetarian. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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Shoppers wait outside the Sony Centre for the doors to open for the sales on Boxing Day in December 2003. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Jack & the Beanstalk was being staged at the Civic Theatre in December 2003. Pictured are Chris Fox as Dame Fanny and Mark Baylin as Silly Billy. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
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This is Headrow Shopping Centre stallholder Simon Sands who was complaining about Toyworld. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty