2004 was a year in which office workers bought lunch and more from Safeway’s Bond Street store, taxi drivers brought the city centre to a standstill and fire brought about an evacuation of Kirkgate Market. It was also a 12 months which featured a number of celebrity appearances from pop stars to tennis stars. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of your city centre in the mid-early 2000s. READ MORE: 21 Leeds city centre bars you probably visited in the early 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Leeds city centre in 2004
Seafood chef and restaurateur Mitchell Tonks held a cookery demonstration outside Harvey Nichols in June 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
14. Leeds city centre in 2004
Remembrance Sunday at the war memorial in November 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
15. Leeds city centre in 2004
July 2004 and Leeds's own Big Brother contestant Vanessa Nimmo visited Carphone Warehouse the city centre. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
16. Leeds city centre in 2004
Did you enjoy a drink and a bite to eat here back in the day? Bar 88 pictured in July 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
17. Leeds city centre in 2004
Pop star Peter Andre visited HMV on Lands Lane in the city centre to sign copies of his new single Insania in June 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
18. Leeds city centre in 2004
Work started on Bridgewater Place in May 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby