They showcase the best of what the community had to offer in the first three years of the new millennium. The gallery is jam packed with familiar faces and focuses on all aspects of life including pubs, restaurants, landmarks, shops, fundraising and local sport as well as stories making the headlines. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 21 photos take you back to Halton in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook

31. Halton in the early 2000s
Teenagers from Halton Moor estate with nothing to do. Pictured, from let, are Mark Gordon, Craig Cuthbertson, Kenny Gordon and Simon Pemberton. Pictured in July 2000. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

32. Halton in the early 2000s
'Send bulldozers into Halton Moor Estate' read the YEP news headline in July 2000. | YPN Photo: YPN

33. Halton in the early 2000s
This is mystery May Queen Susan Boyle teaching pupils, Rachel Smith, Ashley Metcalfe and Raven Lane at Whitebridge Primary School in May 2000. | YPN Photo: YPN

34. Halton in the early 2000s
Yvonne Thornton looks at a flower display which was part of an anniversary show held at Christ Church in May 2003. | Helen Gardner Photo: Helen Gardner

35. Halton in the early 2000s
Brian Mumby, chairman of the Halton Moor Management Board, is pictured in July 2002 against a background of the some of the houses in Coronation Parade which had been modernised. | YPN Photo: YPN

36. Halton in the early 2000s
Sheffield United midfielder Nick Montgomery visited his old school, Temple Moor High, in April 2003 to launch the school's new sports centre which was in the process of being built. | YPN Photo: YPN


