10 YEARS AGO: Youngsters on a beach clean at Cark found barrels of animal fat washed from the Fleetwood wreck of the Riverdance ferry which had gone aground in January.

Ulverston's Laurel and Hardy Museum was planning a move from the town centre to the Heron Glass site at Oubas Hill.

Barrow's Parkview School won the quiz title of Top of Form 2008 in a final against Chetwynde School held at Ulverston's Coronation Hall.

Seven people were to lose their jobs with the planned closure of the Ethel Austin shop in Dalton Road, Barrow. The Merseyside-based form had gone into administration and was shutting 33 stores,

25 YEARS AGO: Dalton castle's historic armour, dating back to the English Civil War, had been restored by the National Trust and was back on display.

North West Water had a £22m plan to deal with Barrow's waste water with a treatment works at Salthouse Pool.

Reported crime in Furness had dropped by almost 20 per cent in the first three months of the year.

Major Mike Faulder, executive officer with Cumbria's Army Cadet Force, was to retire after 12 years. His 20-year regular Army career included service in Somalia, Cyprus and Egypt.

50 YEARS AGO: Millom councillors were worried about plans for the introduction of unstaffed railway level crossings at Haverigg, Kirksanton and Limestone Hall.

Barrow's Abbey Musical Society presented Wedding in Paris at the Public Hall, facing Cornwallis Street. Among the cast members were Bill Steele and Noreen Pickerill.

Work to restore Dalton's 14th century castle was expected to cost just under £3,000.

Barrow Steelworks general manager Eric Atkin was to be commercial manager for the United Steels Division of the British Steel Corporation.

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