2007 proved to be a 12 months when the issue of city centre congestion and how to solve it proved a talking point among residents and policy-makers. It was also a year flooding brought chaos to LS1 and beyond and the city centre welcomed a raft of new openings and celebrity visits. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of Leeds city centre in the post-2000s. 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
19. Leeds city centre in 2007
Two members of Brazilian rock band CSS, Lovefoxx and Luiza, meet fans at HMV in February 2007.
20. Leeds city centre
Construction work of the new Leeds Metropolitan University behind Leeds Civic Hall was well underway in December 2007. | YPN Photo: YPN
21. Leeds city centre
The Planet Leeds Festival which aimed to celebrate different world cultures was held in September 2007. Pictured is Natasha Harris with a bracelet from her stall Oobbaa Social enterprise. | Matthew Page Photo: Matthew Page
22. Leeds city centre
Thjis is the team from One Medicare who a contract to open a new NHS GP practice in The Light. Pictured, from left, is Dr Phil Earnshaw (CEO), Rachel Beverley-Stevenson (commercial director), Dr Patrick Wynn (clinical development director), Robert Smith (finance director), Lindsey Bell (project administrator), Alan Grimes (operations director) and Sandra Greenwood (nurse manager). | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
23. Leeds city centre
December 2007 and their were big discounts on offer in the pre-Christmas city centre with up to 90 per cent off in some stores. PIC: John Giles/PA | John Giles Photo: John Giles
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Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 2007 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty