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

10 YEARS AGO

Council chiefs secured £3m in Government cash to push forward with a congestion-cutting road to link the Barrow Dock Museum part of North Road with the Cornwallis Street section of Hindpool Road.

A terraced house at Mosley Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £72,500. A semi-detached house at Risedale Road, Barrow, was £99,950.

Villagers at Pennington adopted a traditional red public telephone box for £1 from BT.

A DJ set from chart-toppers Embrace and Indie band Strangeways topped the bill at the launch of the Roxy Arts and Entertainments Centre in Ulverston.

25 YEARS AGO

A shop-window chess marathon lasting 24 hours raised a total of £1,000 to split between Oxfam and Barrow Amateurs, who were putting on the musical Chess at Forum 28, Barrow.

An extended end terrace house at Steel Street, Askam, was offered for sale at £45,000. A terraced house at Wordsworth Street, Barrow, was £28,000.

Ulverston’s experimental one-way system was set to continue after a survey of townspeople showed overwhelming support for the scheme.

Furness companies were invited to compete for Euro cash to fund a feasibility study into servicing oil and gas operations in the Irish Sea. It was part of a Konver scheme to help areas hit by defence industry cuts.

50 YEARS AGO

A terraced house with a bay window in Ainslie Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £2,650.

Mayor of Barrow George Hartshown had a five-minute spell at the wheel of Barrow lifeboat during a practice trip.