10 YEARS AGO

Bathing water at Aldingham and Bardsea fell beneath strict Environment Agency guidelines for cleanliness. Millerground Landing, Windermere, was also classed as below par.

Young moped riders in Barrow were being targeted in a campaign to cut serious accidents and road deaths. There was a display in Furness College.

A detached house at Stoneham Close, Barrow, was offered for sale at £239,950. A detached bungalow at Summit Avenue, Barrow, was £215,000.

25 YEARS AGO

A new footpath was opened at Church Beck, Coniston, by Bob Strike, chairman of Cumbria County Council.

A terraced house at Bristol Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £32,950. A terraced house in Birstall Road, Barrow, was £32,000.

Unemployment rose to 10.9 per cent in Furness, compared with a national figure of 10.3 per cent.

A semi-detached house at West View Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £34,950. A terraced house at Tower Street, Roa Island, was £43,000.

50 YEARS AGO

You could buy a new Lambretta Starstream scooter for £150 from Harry Holme's garage on Ulverston Road, Dalton.

Ulverston Amateur Operatic Society presented The New Moon at the Coronation Hall. The show was produced by Ronald Metcalfe and Joan Teper had the lead role as Marianne.

Joseph Batty, of Barrow, received his OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to the shipbuilding industry. He was the former chief engineer in the internal combustion engine department at Vickers.