Do you remember when? What was in the South Cumbrian news 10, 25 & 50 years ago
10 YEARS AGO
A nuclear power station was planned on a coastal site near Millom by the German firm RWE npower. Test drilling had already been carried out for two pressurised water reactors.
A terraced house at Silverdale Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £49,950. A semi-detached house at Clarence Road, Barrow, was £165,000.
Barrow's Ramsden Street United Reformed Church was having a celebration day to mark a £37,000 revamp.
Train services between Barrow and Millom were suspended after a farmer at Askam unearthed a wartime shell just yards from the track.
25 YEARS AGO
Employees at Glaxo in Ulverston were being offered lifestyle assessments by the company's occupational health unit. The check-ups were voluntary and lasted under an hour.
A semi-detached house at Longreins Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £32,000. A detached bungalow at Central Drive, Barrow, was £64,950.
Ulverston electronics firm Hyspec Systems loaned its 13ft mechanical pike to the Low Wood Waterski Centre, near Windermere, as an attraction. It was a copy of one made for a 1982 film which was never made, called The Pike, which was due to star Joan Collins.
The Department of the Environment approved a 14-bedroom extension at the Newby Bridge Hotel.
50 YEARS AGO
Barrow Borough Council officially opened its new cleansing, electrical and street lighting depot at Hindpool Road.
A detached bungalow with a garage at Windermere Avenue, in Hawcoat Barrow, was offered for sale at £5,000.
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