Cumbria's new chief constable was Craig Mackey. He took up his duties after leaving his post as deputy chief constable at Gloucestershire.

There were plans to open a carpet showroom in the lower part of Ulverston's Roxy cinema, in Brogden Street.

Furness supermarket chains Asda and Tesco launched rival home delivery services for shoppers.

Business secretary John Hutton, the Barrow and Furness MP, launched a £3m national purge on loan sharks.

25 YEARS AGO

Pop stars from the 1970s, The Bay City Rollers, were booked to appear on October 29 at new Barrow nightclub The Place.

A mystery firm was said to be considering taking over the old British Celophane factory at Sandscale, Barrow.

Percy Jones, of Lesh Lane, Barrow, notched up 75 years as a chorister at St John's Church, Barrow.

County bus crews from Cumberland Motor Services were to vote on industrial action about overtime pay.

50 YEARS AGO

Extensions at St Paul's Church, Barrow, were expected to cost £29,000.

The cost of the National Health Service in Barrow reached a new record of £452,448 last year.

Avocado pears were the latest exotic fruit to become available through greengrocers in Barrow. They cost five shillings and sixpence each (27p).

You could buy a detached bungalow with a garage for £3,395 on the new Craftlands Park estate at Ulverston. They had been built by Derek Barnes and Partners, of Paxton Terrace, Barrow.