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
13. Leeds city centre
This is Clarice Matecki pictured in December 2004 outside The Odeon where she once worked as an usherette. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Wortley
This is Sarah McLaughlin from Wortley who won a competition to model for Elle magazine. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
15. Leeds city centre
The water fountains in City Square were on the blink. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Drighlington
A tanker overturned on the A650 Drighlington bypass, | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
17. Cookridge
Pupils and staff took part in an outdoor sports lesson at Holy Trinity Primary School | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
18. Osmondthorpe
Police were handed new powers to break up gangs of 'two or more youths under 16' | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty