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

10 YEARS AGO

Barrow Shipyard Band, with a history stretching back to 1892, faced playing its last concert unless new musicians could be found.

Retired IT sales director Ian Tomlinson joined the board of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.

Work was about to start on improvements to the base for the Walney Coastguard at the Trinity Enterprise Centre, in Ironworks Road, Barrow.

The Bath Street Fish and Chips shop, in Hindpool, Barrow, was branching out into egg and bacon breakfasts.

25 YEARS AGO

Barrow veterinary surgeon John Stitt was moving his base further along Hartington Street to the former base of Furness Enterprise.

The Parish Paths Partnership in Cumbria was launched to restore the county's neglected footpaths.

The Fisherman's Arms Hotel, at Baycliff, was being offered for sale at £200,000.

Parkview School, Barrow, was picked to take part in the first stages of a national project to build links between schools and business.

50 YEARS AGO

Within the next few weeks, the first bricks were due to be laid on Barrow's new town centre. It was to be on land which had been cleared between Barrow Town Hall and the top of Dalton Road.

TV and recording star Vince Eager was to top the bill at Barrow's 99 Club, in Dalkeith Street. He was to be backed by singer Lesley King and comic Roy Leslie.

Goalkeeper Fred Else was the new temporary manager appointed at Barrow AFC.