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15 remarkable photos from the day Muhammad Ali came to South Tyneside

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The refurbished KBB 118D on South Shields seafront

Open top bus from Muhammad Ali's 1977 visit to South Shields is restored

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Former British Champion Richard Dunn takes on Ali in an exhibition match on Wearside in 1977.

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Honorary South Tynesiders (from top left) Mo Farah, Jimi Hendrix, Julio Arca and Muhammad Ali.

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Muhammad Ali in South Shields

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Muhammad Ali and his wife at the blessing ceremony.

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Muhammad Ali in South Shields in 1977.

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A Christmas message in Marine Park around 1950.

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Pupils from Hadrian Primary and Marine Park Primary Schools taking part in a poetry slam at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, with Geoff Woodward, Arts Councils CEO Darren Henley, and the Mayor Coun Olive Punchion and Mayoress Mary French.

South Shields pupil put in knockout poetry performance to honour Muhammad Ali

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New exhibition celebrates the South Shields visits of the Queen and Muhammad Ali

A new exhibition celebrating the three days in which the Queen, Prince Phillip and Muhammad Ali came to South Shields is set to pack a punch.

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The scene of the attack near Finsbury Park mosque.

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The Queen visits South Shields in 1977.

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Muhammad Ali's visit to South Shields in 1977.

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NE Bus Preservation Trust Muhammad Ali bus.

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Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest on Friday. Picture: Press Association.

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Tropical giant moth '˜Ali' discovered in South Tyneside

Muhammad Ali in South Shields

The day Muhammad Ali came to South Shields

File photo dated 18/11/63 of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has died at 74. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Saturday June 4, 2016. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had battled Parkinson's disease for 32 years, was admitted to hospital with a respiratory condition earlier in the week. His family's spokesman Bob Gunnell confirmed Ali's death in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday evening local time. The funeral will take place in Ali's home town of Louisville, Kentucky. See PA story DEATH Ali. Photo credit should read: PA Wire

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Muhammad Ali and wife Veronica visit South Shields. Picture by Carole Hills.

Colour pictures capture magic of Muhammad Ali's visit to South Shields

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Mal Gates has paid tribute to Muhammad Ali.

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Readers' touching memories and tributes to Muhammad Ali

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Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family Friday, June 3, 2016. He was 74. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)(AP Photo/FIle)

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74

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