10 YEARS AGO

BAE bosses signed an agreement which could see Barrow's nuclear submarine experts build parts for new nuclear power stations.

A semi-detached house St Lukes Avenue, Barrow, was offered for sale at £170,000. A semi-detached dormer bungalow at Cowlarns Road, Barrow, was £169,950.

Supermarket giant Tesco confirmed it was among five firms wanting to build on land at Berners Pool, Grange.

Members of the unions Unite and GMB voted for strike action at Sellafield in a row over a 2.5 per cent pay deal.

25 YEARS AGO

Broughton's threatened postal sorting delivery office was reprieved by the Royal Mail.

Plans for ambitious multi-million pound improvements to Barrow market were unveiled by owners South Lakeland Properties.

A major blaze gutted the Millom Guide headquarters and damaged the nearby Conservative Club.

A terraced house at Lancaster Street, Dalton, was offered for sale at £37,500. A terraced house at St Martins Court, Coniston, was £68,500.

50 YEARS AGO

The Barrow-built liner Apapa, of 11,000 tons, was being withdrawn from passenger and cargo service on the Liverpool to West Africa route. It was built in 1948 and was being offered for sale by owners the Elder Dempster Line.

Terrence Parry, Coniston-born secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress at Blackpool.

A three-year-old semi-detached bungalow at Rusland Crescent, Ulverston, was offered for sale at £5,600.