They turn back the clock to 1973 and highlight the stories making the local news headlines during the year. It was a 12 months which saw motorists charged to park on a Saturday in Leeds city centre for the first time while drivers were being rationed to a maximum of £1.50 worth of petrol in Britain's first oil price crisis. Elsewhere Hell's Angels rode into the city for the funeral of the president of the Leeds Chapter while Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited as she granted the Freedom of the City of Leeds to H.M.S. Ark Royal. The photos are mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 31 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1970 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. York Road
The Shaftesbury cinema on York Road pictured in September 1973. It would close two years later. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Leeds city centre
Hell's Angels rode into Leeds in September 1973 for the funeral of the president of the Leeds Chapter, Stephen Guest, who died in an incident in Derby. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Leeds city centre
Were you a regular here? The Whip on Bower's Yard. It was a pub which remained men-only until the late 1970s. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Armley
Armley Mills and canal from Dunkirk Hill in April 1973. At this time the mill was owned by Leeds City Council after the closure of the mill in 1969 by Bentley and Tempest. The mill reopened in 1982 as Leeds Industrial Museum. | Leeds Museums Service Photo: Leeds Museums Service
11. Scott Hall Road
Scott Hall Road in May 1973. Sholebroke Mount runs off to the right. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Crossgates
Part of the shopping parade on Austhorpe Road in July 1973. | YPN Photo: YPN