10 YEARS AGO

A new orienteering trail was opened at Tarn Hows, near Coniston, and was called Trail O.

Members of Millom Girls' Brigade filled 31 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, designed to bring cheer to youngsters living in poverty.

A semi-detached house at Chestnut Walk, Barrow, was offered for sale at £180,000. A semi-detached bungalow at Kentmere Crescent, Barrow, was £215,000.

There were plans to turn the former St John's Church Hall, Barrow Island, into 10 apartments.

25 YEARS AGO

More than 100 teaching staff at Barrow's Furness College, all members of the NATFHE union, were considering industrial action in a row over new contracts.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust was building special otter holts, where the animals could rest in piles of logs, as part of its contribution to a national otter weekend.

Prison authorities and the police launched investigations into a disturbance at Haverigg jail which saw a group of prisoners smash windows and furniture.

A semi-detached house at Sedgefield Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £43,950. A terraced house at Monks Brow, Barrow, was £32,950.

50 YEARS AGO

Barrow AFC inside forward Jimmy Mulvaney broke his collar bone in a fall down the stairs at home.

Cona coffee demonstrations were being held at the showrooms of W. S. Wilkin's, on Abbey Road, Barrow.

Judge Arthur Robert Lambert heard 18 undefended divorce cases at Barrow County Court.