What a month May 2016 was for Shields Gazette headlines.
Little Mix, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet and Olympic swimmer Josef Craig made it onto the news pages 10 years ago and so did Jerry the cat who managed to hitch a ride through the Tyne Tunnel.
They weren’t the only ones to grab our attention. The Encore cabaret act, church missionary Anne Seymour and The People’s Angels Selling Group were also on the pages of the Shields Gazette.
But to find out more, why not have a look through our gallery of 2016 memories.
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5. Helping those in need
A charity which provides food to those in need said the cupboard was almost bare and made a desperate call for help 10 years ago. Hospitality and Hope South Tyneside said stocks were running low as more people seek the help of its food bank. | sg
6. Josef was going for gold
South Tyneside swimmer Josef Craig was on his way to Rio after securing his place in the Great Britain Paralympic team. | se
7. Exciting festival news
Excitement was growing on South Tyneside after festival organisers confirmed Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley was set to perform a solo show in Bents Park, South Shields. | sg
8. Well deserved Anne
Church missionary Anne Seymour received her MBE in recognition of her fights for the rights for asylum seekers and refugees in South Tyneside. Anne Seymour, who herself spent time as a refugee in Nigeria in 1962 after being becoming caught up in the civil war while delivering medical aid, devoted almost 50 years to the cause. | sg