10 YEARS AGO

Adults in Ulverston had a day in the courts for buying alcohol on behalf of people aged under 18. The police crackdown saw seven offenders given £80 fines.

The Furness Line Action Group was angry at the axing of Barrow's direct train link with Liverpool. Government officials thought the service was too slow for the upgraded West Coast main line.

Walney Junior Amateur Operatic Society presented the musical Barnum at Forum 28, Barrow. The title role was played by Luke Mooney and Bianca Tranter played Charity.

25 YEARS AGO

Barrow councillors agreed to replace metal licensing plates for the town's Hackney carriages with plastic to save money.

Ulverston rock band TC Hug signed a record contract with the Manchester label Playtime Records.

County planners were to visit the Tilcon site at Stainton Quarry before deciding on a scheme to consolidate the firm's operations.

A single council covering Barrow, Dalton and Ulverston was proposed by Labour as an alternative to the existing local government system.

50 YEARS AGO

Ulverston magician Ron Jolly won the North-Western Society of Magicians' annual competition at Pennington.

Former Barrow Grammar School for Girls pupil Barbara Hutton was working as a nurse in war-torn Vietnam. She was a former sister at North Lonsdale Hospital, Barrow.

Edward Towers, of Cowlarns Road, Barrow, was presented with a badge to mark his 40 years with the Barrow Fire Brigade.