This time it is 1993, and what a year it was with a visit from the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to officially open Hartlepool Marina.
There was lots more going on too to keep the Mail’s photographers busy with a particularly cold winter with heavy snow, a local band released a song to salute Hartlepool United and the town’s various theatrical groups put on more shows.
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17. Sharing a joke
Prince Philip chatting to pensioners during the 1993 royal visit to Hartlepool. Photo: Mail
18. Flag waving children
Four patriotic youngsters awaited the arrival of the Queen at Rossmere during the royal visit to Hartlepool. Where are they now? Photo: Mail
19. On song
Hartlepool Youth Choir during a rehearsal in December 1993. Photo: Hartlepool Mail
20. A digital age
A new £40,000 college computer system was on show during an open day at the Hartlepool Sixth Form College back in November 1993. Pictured using some of the new equipment was students Graeme Waggott, Louise Atkinson and Yoshinori Hardy. Photo: Mail