‘No lorries through Otley’ was the non-nonsense message from protestors who took to the streets of the market town to make their views heard on the issue. This was 2003, a 12 months which featured a community coming together thanks to the Otley Carnival, Otley Show, Otley Cycle Races and the annual Victorian Christmas Fair. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of Otley and its residents in the early 2000s. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
19. Otley in 2003
Otley's Victorian Fair in December 2003. Pictured are young carol singers Alex Robinson and Erin Hartley. Photo: James Hardisty
20. Otley in 2003
Prince Henry's School pupil Hannah Powell samples different cola drinks as part of a market research project by Princes Soft Drinks in September 2003. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
21. Otley in 2003
The 18th Otley Cycle Race in July 2003 which was won for the third time by Chris Newton. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
22. Otley in 2003
Council bosses were left red faced after this incorrect sign put up at Linfoot Court in October 2003. Photo: Third Party