10 YEARS AGO

Six people were slapped with £75 on the spot fines in Barrow at the start of a campaign against smokers dropping cigarette butts.

Cumbria Police Chief Constable Craig Mackey feared the national credit crunch could spark a rise in crime in the county.

The Barrow Asda store, at Hindpool Road, wanted a wind turbine on its site costing £55,000.

A terraced cottage at Moor Road, Ireleth, was offered for sale at £129,950. A terraced house at Prince Street, Dalton, was £118,000.

25 YEARS AGO

A total of 4,000 people signed a Save The Rail petition in Furness, raising concerns about the level of services and lack of investment.

Bob Anderson, from Dumfries Street, Barrow, grew a swede weighing a mighty 10lb on his brother's allotment on Walney.

A terraced house at Stanley Street, Ulverston, was offered for sale at £45,000. A large Victorian terraced house at East Mount, Barrow, was £76,000.

A group of 10 pupils from Alfred Barrow School completed a mural in the booking hall at Barrow's railway station.

50 YEARS AGO

Cold weather kept the number of spectators down to 200 at the Walna Scar Shepherds' Meet at the Newfield Inn, Seathwaite. Joan Hall's hound Merseyside Lass, from Penny Bridge, won the old dogs trail.

Two trophies went to Mr R. W. Holmes at the dinner and presentation evening held by Millom Pigeon Club at the Station Hotel.

You could earn £13 per week as a porter at the Millwood home for the elderly in Barrow.