See if you can guess what links a Southwick telephone exchange, a CB radio in Penshaw and a 46-year-old fridge.
The answer is the 1981 - because they all made the Sunderland Echo headlines that year.
Barnwell Primary students had their own CB radio rig and new telephone numbers were being tested at a Southwick exchange.
And Margery Maughan's 46-year-old fridge got plenty of publicity that year.
Have a look at all this and more.
5. Retro at the Regale
The fund-raising efforts of the Regale Tavern, Hendon, raft team were rewarded when members of Sunderland lifeboat presented team members with certificates and a plaque. | se
6. Top Tramp
Tramp with his owner, Susan Richardson, of Pennywell. He won the best labrador section in the Belfast Dog Championhip, beating 102 other dogs. | se
7. Fine work in Fulwell
Ichtus and Top Ten youth clubs at All Saints Church, Fulwell, get to grips with car washing to raise funds towards the church's Christmas Fair. | se
8. Off to Ripon
Walkers who set off from Ford Adventure Playground to go to Ripon. The money they raised went towards games and trips for the children. | se