10 years ago

YOUNGSTERS at Millom Children's Centre were to turn a cotton sheet into a piece of art as part of a Cumbrian project by Sure Start called Every Child Matters.

DEFENCE firm BAE was planning to build a £1.2m nuclear engineering centre and training school in Barrow.

CUMBRIA gained a £150,000 grant to help parents get involved in their children's early learning at home as part of the Parents and partners in early Learning project.

A PETITION was being launched to call for a referendum to decide if Barow should have a mayor elected by the public.

25 years ago

A BARROW collection of old phonographs, wax cylinders and music records, dating from 1897 to 1931, went in show at Dalton Castle.

YOU could earn up to £18,375 per year as a project leader in information technology services at Barrow Town Hall.

BARROW shipyard artists Stephen Kenny had two oil paintings accepted for the summer exhibition by the Royal Academy of Art in London. Only 1,700 works were chosen from the 12,100 submitted from all over the world.

A MYSTERY benefactor came forward with £10,000 to help work begin on the first phase of an Ulverston Heritage Centre at Lower Brook Street.

50 years ago

A NEW extension opened at the Barrow Marks & Spencer store on Dalton Road.

IT was noted at the annual meeting that Millom Parish Council had no women members for the first time since 1934.

A CLOSING down sale was being held at Delya's fashion shop in Market Street, Dalton.

A CHARGE of one shilling (5p) to park a car at Haverigg beach was dropped after a month of protests by residents - and some councillors. It seems that visitors were happy to pay but local strongly objected.

Happy birthday

MICK HUCKNALL, singer, 57; NICK RHODES, musician, 55; PAUL BURRELL, ex-royal butler, 59.