A 16-year-old held a fake gun to the head of a shop manageress at Threshers on Lidgett Lane as his pal filmed the terrifying ordeal - then told police it was a joke. The youth pointed the pistol at the terrified staff worker and ordered her to hand over cash before running off empty-handed. The pair then returned to the shop to tell police the raid was a joke and that the gun was a water pistol. This was December 2002 and the memory is one of 22 photos plucked from Yorkshire Post archive charting life around Moortown in the early 2000s. Landmarks, shops, restaurants and pubs are featured as well as other news stories making the headlines in the first three years of the dawn of a new millennium. READ MORE: 31 meticulous photos take you back to Moortown in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. Moortown in the early 2000s
Snooker star Paul Hunter returned to his old school The Immaculate Heart of Mary in July 2002 to present Year 6 pupils Gemma Bonner and Andrew Wortham awards for sporting achievements. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
14. Moortown in the early 2000s
Entrepreneur Rekha Parmar pictured with her packeted individually pre-mixed spices in June 2002. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson
15. Moortown in the early 2000s
Dress designer Anita Massarella pictured at her shop on Harrogate Road in May 2002. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
16. Moortown in the early 2000s
Signs on the roundabout at the top of Scott Hall Road were facing the wrong way in April 2002. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Moortown in the early 20002
April 2002 and residents blocked Queenshill Avenue which they claimed was being used as a 'rat run' by drivers trying to avoid roadworks on the nearby ring road. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
18. Moortown in the early 2000s
Did you enjoy a takeaway meal here back in the day? Akina pictued in January 2002. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding