Here are 11 photos to remind you of the 1990s - a decade when we welcomed celebrities, suffered shop closures and tried out cycling skills.
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5. Tops at the games in 1992
The 15th South Shields Section scooped the South Tyneside Boys Brigade Battalion Games in 1992. Left to right are: Mark Slater, Mark Robson , Scott Kane, Lee Casey, David Carruthers and Paul Gewitt. | sg Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Perseverance Social Club
A May 1993 showing the Perseverance Social Club at Tyne Dock. Are you pictured? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
7. The Mayors awards
Were you in the picture in this line-up of Mayor's awards winners in South Tyneside in December 1993. | sg Photo: Shields Gazette
8. Diamond memories
The Diamond. Once a favourite on King Street but it closed in 1994. | sg
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