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

10 YEARS AGO

Councillors in South Lakeland pledged £24,000 to help reinstate a footbridge to the Edwardian promenade in Grange.

Cumbrian TV star Helen Skelton was to take part in a dance competition as part of Comic Relief. The Blue Peter presenter was to join Les Dennis, Angela Ripon and Jo Brand in the show.

A terraced house at King Street, Millom, was offered for sale at £72,500. A terraced house at James Street, Askam, was £84,950.

Wardens were stepping up patrols at Cocken Lake, Barrow, after it was turned into a dumping ground.

25 YEARS AGO

There were plans to hold stock car and banger racing on a track near Elliscales Farm, Dalton.

A detached house at Keswick Avenue, Barrow, was offered for sale at £125,000. A detached bungalow at Hawcoat Lane, Barrow, was £85,000.

Vickers Barrow Works Band won first prize at the Durham Brass Band League annual contest at Peterlee with a test piece called Resurgam by Eric Ball.

Barrow Borough Council wanted a 20mph speed limit in Hindpool, along with other traffic-calming measures.

50 YEARS AGO

The North Eastern Housing Association wanted a Millom-based plumber to work 40 hours per week.

The Marlin Children's Theatre Company was to give shows for schools in Barrow and Ulverston. There were to be 10 performances and more than 5,000 applications for tickets had been received.

A former three-bedroom showhouse at the Greystones Park estate at Dalton was offered for sale at £3,985 — or £6.10 per week over 25 years.