10 YEARS AGO

A skate park was to be built at Lightburn Park, Ulverston. The Ulverston Skate and Bike Action Group had secured £52,000 in funding after a two-year campaign.

A semi-detached house at Prospect Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £182,000. A terraced house at Methuen Street, Walney, could have been yours for £74,999.

Developers who wanted to build a £650m port off the coast of Walney submitted plans for onshore work in Barrow. Port Meridian Energy wanted a small gas terminal next to the Centrica terminals at Rampside.

25 YEARS AGO

Coniston steam yacht Gondola finished second in the Scania Transport Trust awards, designed to praise projects to preserve British transport heritage.

Ulverston's temporary one-way traffic system was attacked by business people in the town.

A terraced house at Station Terrace, Dalton, was offered for sale at offers around £31,950. A terraced house at Porter Street, Dalton, could have been bought for £39,500.

50 YEARS AGO

A gold arrow award went to Cub David Pearcy, of the St Perrans pack. The 10-year-old, from Yarlside Road, Barrow, received his badge from assistant district commissioner Miss J. Cathcart.

South Cumberland Water Board was considering bids for the demolition of the Anglers Hotel on the shores of Ennerdale Water.

A presentation was made to George Leake, of Middlefield, Barrow, on his retirement from the North-Western Gas Board after 30 years as a meter payment collector.