So we thought we would say goodbye to the 21st Century’s teenage era by reminding you of 10 memorable moments from the Sunderland area between 2010-19. Remember you can buy copies of these and all our pictures by logging on to northeastpress.newsprints.co.uk.
1. Who do you think you are?
New Doctor Who Matt Smith, assistant Karen Gillan and a menacing Weeping Angel visited the University of Sunderland at the start of the decade in March 2010 to promote their debut series as part of the BBC show. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
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The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, centre, with Michael Mullen and Jenna Sams, tried his hand at making chapatis when he visited the End Youth Homelessness Campaign at Centrepoint, Dundas Street, Sunderland, in November 2013. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry
3. Olympic Torch Relay 2012
Lifeboat crew member and Sunderland Yacht Club instructor Luke McGill, 18, from Fulwell, had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch through Seaburn in June 2012 in preparation for the London Games. Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady
4. First of six
New Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio sinks to his knees as his side score in their 3-0 derby win at Newcastle in April 2013. Now heralded locally as the first of the Six in a Row, Di Canio himself had been sacked by the time win number two materialised just six months later. Photo: Owen Humphreys