Were you playing in an all-conquering local football team or maybe you were watching your little one getting ready for a dance school show.
We have it all in these 9 Hartlepool and East Durham archive photos.
To trigger your memories, we were watching the Apprentice, Absolutely Fabulous and Doctors on television and listening to James Blunt singing You’re Beautiful in the charts.
Take a look at our photos of life closer to home and see if you can spot someone you know.
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