Grab your popcorn and enjoy our main feature - a gallery of memories charting a year in the life of your Leeds in the mid 2000s. This trip down memory lane showcases memories from around the city in 2005, a 12 months which saw the Licensing Act 2003 fully came into force introducing flexible, potentially 24-hour licensing, shifting away from standard 11pm closing times. City centre landmarks as well as memories from around the suburbs with Headingley, Meanwood, Armley, Chapeltown and Oakwood all under the spotlight. READ MORE: Watch - Secrets of Leeds Queens Hotel revealed including hidden tunnel LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. White Rose Centre
First of all, find a space. Full car parks at the White Rose Centre as shoppers go searching for a bargain on Boxing Day. | Jim Moran Photo: Jim Moran

14. Leeds city centre
Alex Davies from Garforth Community College gets some advice in the sound and lighting workshop from director of creative technology Mic Pool as part of the West Yorkshire Playhouse's 15 year celebrations in March 2005. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

15. Headingley
Did you drink here back in the day? Headingley Taps on North Lane pictured in November 2005. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson

16. Chapeltown
Summer school students at the Northern Ballet Theatre are put through their paces during class in July 2005. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

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Share your memories of Leeds in 2005 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding


