It was a wet Bonfire Night in South Tyneside in 1991 but it had nothing to do with the weather.
More than 8,000 people had to go without water supplies when a mains was fractured and that was not the only headline in a packed November 5 edition.
Sir Loyd Grossman was in town to re-open the Saxon farm at Bede’s World and Harry Potters galore converged for a lookalike competition.
A popular cafe won a victory against demolition and the Shields Gazette launched a £25,000 fundraising drive which got immediate attention.
If that has got you intrigued, there was lots more going on - and you can find out more by browsing through our gallery of 1991 photo memories.
9. On the ball for the caravan appeal
Pubs in South Shields town centre stepped up when the Gazette launched its Caravan of Love appeal in 1991. Its aim was to raise £25,000 for a caravan in Weardale to help people with autism. Ken Temple, pictured, was the bar manager at Rosie Malone's at the time. He said: "It seems like an ideal opportunity to support something really worthwhile.” | sg