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

10 YEARS AGO

Rare artefacts found by people living in Furness went on display at Barrow's Dock Museum in an exhibition called What Lies Beneath

A terraced house at Cherry Tree Avenue, Ulverston, was offered for sale at £149,950. A terraced house in Consett Street, Barrow, could have been yours for £79,950.

Leading cancer charity MacMillan Nurses backed calls for a new cancer unit in South Lakeland.

South Lakeland District Council gave its approval to a multi-use play area on Ulverston's Honeypot estate on land at Lund Terrace.

25 YEARS AGO

You could earn £3.51 per hour as a cleaner at Barrow Sixth Form College or Furness College.

A semi-detached house in Hollow Lane, Barrow, was offered for sale at £37,500. Another semi at Salthouse Road, Barrow, could have been yours for £21,950.

Talks took place between Barrow AFC and a Manchester developer interested in the Holker Street soccer ground.

Ulverston-based Hyspec Systems, formerly Ulvertech, won a £60,000 order for a modular scanner system for an Aberdeen customer.

50 YEARS AGO

You could sell your old car battery for 37p to Dalton Metals, at Cobden Street, Dalton.

Barrow Corporation had £75,000 available to distribute as mortgages to prospective home buyers.

Timekeeping had become unpredictable for the Barrow Town Hall clock due to the weight of starlings perching on the hands. Repair work was expected to take seven to 10 days.