Cast your minds back 30 years when all this was happening.
Images from 1994 have been preserved in the Sunderland Echo highlights and here are some of them.
We had a visit from Princess Anne, Tony Blair was touring a new fire brigade HQ and Dave Stewart was passing on his musical expertise.
Intrigued? Here's more.
![All these people were in the Sunderland Echo headlines 30 years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/20/15/26/MixCollage-20-Dec-2023-03-32-PM-1768.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Here are the headlines
All these people were in the Sunderland Echo headlines 30 years ago. | se
![Nissan toasted its success after winning a Queen's Award for Export in April 1994.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/20/15/53/94dd.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Top work at Nissan
Nissan toasted its success after winning a Queen's Award for Export in April 1994. | se
![Eurythmics star Dave Stewart took a 1994 musical masterclass at Sunderland University, where he received an honorary fellowship a year earlier.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/20/15/47/94cc.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. A masterclass from Dave
Eurythmics star Dave Stewart took a 1994 musical masterclass at Sunderland University, where he received an honorary fellowship a year earlier. | se
![Princess Anne was a visitor to Tunstall School in May 1994.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/20/15/54/94ff.jpg?crop=3:2&width=494)