An armada of dragon boats raced across Port Haverigg lagoon to raise around £850 for good causes. Overall winning boat was Return of the Dragon.

You could earn up to £25,392 per year as a senior intelligence analyst at Barrow police station.

Students from Furness College performed the play Seven Ages of Man at Art Gene, on Abbey Road, Barrow.

Three new warships belonging to the Sultan of Brunei were waiting for a buyer in Barrow's Ramsden Dock. The asking price was around £600m.

25 YEARS AGO

Barrow's Cee Pees nightclub, in Lawson Street, was being offered for sale at £360,000 by owner Colin Lavery.

Peter Garwood and his Barrow-born parents Eric and Mary, took over at the Michaelson House Hotel, in Fairfield lane, Barrow, from the Palmen family.

The first meeting of the Barrow Radio Car Club was held in Barrow park.

A pack of 24 Weetabix was 81p and a pack of Anchor butter was 58p at Tesco, in Hindpool Road, Barrow.

50 YEARS AGO

Police in Barow, Millom, Windermere, Ambleside and Kendal were inundated with calls about unidentified balloon-type objects in the sky. One witnessed described the shape as like a light bulb.

The Army recruiting office in Barrow had turned about seven young men in the past week as all the available places nationally had been taken up.

Vickerstown "A" won cricket's Vigodny Cup against Askam. The final was played at St George's Road, Millom.

You could earn £16.75 per week as a male attendant at homes for the elderly run by the welfare services department of Barrow Borough Council.