10 YEARS AGO

Barrow's Walney Road tip was set for a £1m facelift from Cumbria County Council. It was designed to encourage Furness people to recycle household rubbish.

A series of events was being held to mark the centenary of St Mary's Church, Walney. They would include an exhibition of memorabilia.

Furness Park Motors gained permission to modernise its garage opposite the Strawberry pub on Abbey Road.

25 YEARS AGO

Greenodd's new £600,000 road bridge was on course for completion by Christmas. The latest main section to arrive was a pair of massive concrete beams to span the River Crake.

Millom Guides launched a £2,000 appeal to repair fire damage at the headquarters, behind Lapstone Road.

The French-owned firm Sita (GB) emerged as front-runner to buy Barrow Council's work division — which held a number of street cleaning contracts.

Council allotment rents were to be increased by £1.50 to £10 per year.

50 YEARS AGO

You could earn £1,000 per year as a TV service engineer for Dalton Radio, based at 97 Market Street.

A new series of Co-operative Ladies' keep fit classes was starting at the Holker Street School, Barrow.

A terraced house on West View Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £2,600.

Talks were held at York in an attempt to negotiate a solution to a long-running who-does-what dispute between rival unions at Barrow shipyard.

You could get a day return railway fare from Barrow to London for £3.75. A return trip to Birmingham was £2.40.