Do you remember when? What was in the South Cumbrian news 10, 25 & 50 years ago

10 YEARS AGO

Operation Christmas Child gathered 10,569 shoeboxes of goods and gifts in South Cumbria to send to children in Romania.

A terraced house at Market Street, Dalton, was offered for sale at £174,999. A semi-detached house at Keats Close, Barrow, was £139,950.

Dalton local historian Alice Leach was signing copies of her new book Voices, Barrow and Furness at Waterstone's, in Portland Walk, Barrow.

Crew members from the crew of the Barrow submarine Astute put on fancy dress to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Day and raised £1,831.

25 YEARS AGO

Adrian Palmer, of Abbotsfield Gardens, Barrow, won the 25th apprentice of the year award at Ulverston's Glaxo plant.

A semi-detached house at Hawcoat Lane, Barrow, was offered for sale at £82,000. A detached house at Manor Park, Barrow, was £125,000.

Barrow AFC midfielder Barry Butler turned down offers from Witton Albion and Altrincham.

Patients wanting x-rays at Barrow's Furness General Hospital faced longer waiting times due to staff being off work with Beijing flu.

50 YEARS AGO

You could earn up to £880 per year as a showroom assistant working in Furness for the North Western Gas Board.

A six-year-old Ford Cortina would cost you £250 from C. Wilson and Sons at the Lindale Corner garage, near Grange. A 1968 Hilman Hunter with 14,000 miles on the clock was £785.

Mike Marino and Dory Dixon topped the bill at a night of professional wrestling held at Barrow Public Hall, facing Cornwallis Street.