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
25. Leeds city centre
The radically changing face of Leeds from the terrace of Whitehall Waterfront. | YPN Photo: YPN
26. Lovell Park
A rocket launcher was found at these flats at Lovell Park. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
27. Scott Hall
This is Scott Hall Sports Centre which was making the news for having had a broken lift for three years. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
28. Leeds city centre
Recognise in here? This is The George store on Albion Street. | YPN Photo: YPN
29. Leeds city centre
Evening sunlight on the construction of City Island. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
30. Moortown
These protesters on Harrogate Road were angry about plans for a telephone mast. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe