This cat was on the road to recovery and melting hearts after suffering at the hands of heartless yobs who kicked him like a football. This was Leeds in June 2004, a month which also featured dancing dogs. Elsewhere a group of residents at a retirement housing complex in the city were proving that age is only a number with plans for a charity sponsored walk and pupils from Leeds schools were raising cash for one of the city's hospitals. READ MORE: 26 Leeds nightspots you probably visited during the noughties LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
Leeds in June 2004 - 18 stories making the news
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 28th Jun 2021, 16:30 BST
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