Actor Larry Hagman who played JR in hit American show Dallas stopped off at the Owlcotes Centre to sign copies of his book. This was 2001, a 12 months in which staff and pupils at Crawshaw High were left devastated after a blaze ripped through part of the school. Your YEP reported how within two months the school community had bounced back. Elsewhere a campaign for a pedestrian crossing in the town proved successful while a councillor was calling for an area of Thornbury in the Pudsey district, to have a Leeds postcode rather a Bradford one. And community spirit burned bright thanks to the annual Pudsey Carnival. READ MORE: Memories of lost Leeds pubs in Pudsey and Stanningley LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Pudsey in 2001
Little Francesca Townend and her brother William use the toothbrushes handed out at Pudsey Health Clinic as part of the Brushing for Life scheme in November 2001. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Pudsey in 2001
Pudsey Lowtown Primary was celebrating an excellent Ofsted report in September 2001. Pictured are pupils Alex Reid and Gabrielle Cheung. | Helen Gardner Photo: Helen Gardner
9. Pudsey in 2001
September 2001 and pupils at fire-hit Crawshaw High pupils returned to school. Pictured left, Tracey Coy (Head of Year) and Nigel Turner (Head Teacher) with year 7 pupils looking on. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
10. Pudsey in 2001
These residents raised more than £2,000 for the cancer unit at St James Hospital after completing a sponsored bike ride. Pictured Stuart Beaumont, Mick Beaumont, Mick Waterhouse, Brendan Beaumont, John Pearson, Haydn Beaumont and Jayne Verity (main sponsor). | Helen Gardner Photo: Helen Gardner
11. Pudsey in 2001
Children from Waterloo Infant School dress up for BBC Children in Need in November 2001. | Helen Gardner Photo: Helen Gardner
12. Pudsey in 2001
November 2001 and Asda general store manager Peter Brigden was arrested by PC Marie Exley and Insp Andy Oddy. He was taken to Pudsey Police Station and only released when enough money was raised for Children in Need. | Claire Lim Photo: Claire Lim