The suburb whose residents spent the most on booze in the UK was revealed while city drinkers were looking forward to the Ales Around the Aire Beer Festival. This was Leeds in 2004, a year which scaffolding covered Kirkstall Abbey at the start of a multi-million pound programme of conservation and improvements while plans for a new children and maternity hospital for Leeds received the go ahead. City centre stories are also featured in this gallery as well as memories from the suburbs with Harehills, Moortown, Wortley, Pudsey, East End Park and Cookridge in focus. READ MORE: 12 photos take you inside Topshop's Leeds Briggate store in the noughties LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Leeds city centre
Toby Flint pictured with a creamy pint of Tetley's served at Scarbrough Taps as part of the Ales Around the Aire Beer Festival. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
2. Harehills
This photo of urban stagnation was taken on Scarth Avenue. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
3. Headingley
Black ice brought chaos for motorists across the city in January 2004. Yet these two, students, Richard Klimiuk and John Meagher had great fun on St Michaels Lane. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
4. Leeds in 2004
This six foot computer in Leeds city centre aimed to highlight the poor working conditions of people who make computers in the third world. | jpimedia Photo: Emma Nichols
5. Leeds city centre
Fame Academy winner Alistair Griffin performed at Asda House. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
6. East End Park
This bus crashed into the garden of a house on Ecclesburn Avenue. | YPN Photo: YPN