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
13. Leeds city centre
The Time Ball Buildings on Lower Briggate. The premises were home to John Dyson & Sons, watchmakers, repairers, and jewellers, founded in 1865. On the front of the buildings are two clocks, one of which bears the words 'John Dyson 25 & 26', with the Time Ball above. The ball would drop daily at exactly 1pm Greenwich Mean Time, until the practice stopped in 1924. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
14. Leeds city centre
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was in Leeds in October 1973. She granted the Freedom of the City of Leeds to H.M.S. Ark Royal. This photo shows the ceremony at Leeds Civic Hall. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Morley
A telephoto shot taken from the clock tower of Morley Town Hall in June 1973. In the foreground are the trees and houses of Dawson Hill and Banks Hill, while the two mill chimneys are for two of the largest factories in Morley. | David Atkinson Archive Photo: David Atkinson Archive
16. Leeds city centre
Leeds Polytechnic students staged a protest in March 1973. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Leeds city centre
The Aladdin's Cave of the Post Office in July 1973. Clarence Bateman is pictured among the racks and racks of lost property at Quebec Street. | YPN Photo: YPN
18. Wortley
Does this newsagents look familiar? H A & M Rose on Oldfield Lane pictured in January 1973. | YPN Photo: YPN