Leeds United welcomed new £7.2 million signing Olivier Dacourt from Lens while club legend John Charles received an Honorary Doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University. Elsewhere it proved a bad day at the office for one lorry driver while a protest by private hire drivers brought city centre traffic to a standstill. Enjoy these photo memories from Leeds in June 2000. READ MORE: 16 photos that will take you back to Leeds in 2000 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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It was the first June of the new Millennium and Leeds was a city looking to the future as well as remembering its past.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 17th Jun 2021, 06:00 BST
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