Bad weather prompted the cancellation of a planned visit to Barrow docks by the German cruise ship Delphin Voyager.

The Greengate Family Fun Day was held at Greengate Junior School, in Greengate Street, Barrow.

A scheme by South Lakeland District Council to spend £50,000 on laptop computers for councillors looked set to be scrapped.

Natural stone from Burlington Slate at Kirkby was chosen for the roof of the new £11.6m Shetland Museum and Archives.

Army Cadets from Furness were polishing up their military skills at an annual training camp at Norfolk.

25 YEARS AGO

The Halle Orchestra was to perform a concert in Brady's Warehouse, Barrow, on September 10. The conductor was to be Kent Nagano.

Barrow's 99 Club, on Dalkeith Street, was to be allowed to stay open until 2am at weekends for a trial period of eight months.

Walney rock-climber Paul Cornforth joined a crack team of climbers able to carry out a cleaning contract by abseiling on Sellafield's Thorp reprocessing plant.

Barrow's Furness General Hospital was losing £10,000 a year through walking sticks and crutches not being returned by patients.

50 YEARS AGO

Barrow and District Motor Cycle Club was hosting a scramble contest at St Helens Farm, Dalton, featuring top northern riders.

The Reverend William Kelly, vicar of St Mark's, Barrow, was appointed as vicar at Hensingham, near Whitehaven.

Barrow boatmen turned out in force to help salvage the 31ft fishing boat Sealark which had sunk in Walney Channel. Only the mast could be seen at high tide.

The Barrow-based Furness Model Railway Club entered a layout with 60 locomotives and valued at £750 in the Northern Model Railway Exhibition at Harrogate.