They showcase the best of what the heart of your city had to offer in the middle of the first decade of the new millennium from 2004 and 2007. The gallery is jam packed with photos from the YEP archive highlighting stories which were making the news headlines as well as bars, pubs and restaurants all aming to make their mark on the city’s vibrant nightscene back in the day. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers 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 the mid 2000s
Author Wilbur Smith signs a copy of his latest novel, The Quest, for a fan at WHSmith's in April 2007. | YPN Photo: YPN
20. Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s
CSS band members Lovefoxx and Luiza meet fans at HMV in February 2007. | YPN Photo: YPN
21. Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s
This is Paul Stevenson outside newly refurbished nightclub Mission in September 2006. | YPN Photo: YPN
22. Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s
Dance group Lindy Friday organised a fundraising event in aid of the NSPCC at The Light in December 2006. | YPN Photo: YPN
23. Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s
A solemn mass and dedication of the alter was held as part of the re-opening of Leeds Cathedral in November 2006. | YPN Photo: YPN
24. Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s
The Big Draw was a project held by Leeds Met architecture students calling on the public to draw buildings of Briggate in October 2006. Pictured is student Dearbhail Keating with the public's ideas. | YPN Photo: YPN