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
19. Leeds city centre in 2004
Leeds City Council staged a fashion show on Briggate in May 2004. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
20. Leeds city centre in 2004
Pop band Phixx - from left, Nikk Mager, Andrew Kinlochlan and Mikey Green - have a laugh whilst signing autographs for fans during their visit to HMV in March 2004. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
21. Leeds city centre in 2004
Gas lamps light the way in Bramley's Yard, behind The Vine Pub, just off The Headrow, in January 2004. Photo: James Hardisty
22. Leeds city centre in 2004
Protesting lecturers and students on a march through the city centre in February 2004. Photo: Tony Johnson
23. Leeds city centre in 2004
Former Leeds United manager Jimmy Armfield visited Waterstone's in the city centre in February 2004 to sign copies of his new book. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
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