10 YEARS AGO

Grange and District Youth Theatre presented Robin Hood in the Park Road Gardens, Grange.

Gordon Wilson and Kevin Gill were appointed as vice principals at Barrow’s Furness Academy.

A detached bungalow at Malt Kiln Road, Newbiggin, was offered for sale at £280,000. A detached house at Romney Road, Dalton, was £230,000.

John Rigg and wife Ooy set up the Northern School of Asian and Oriental Cooking in Park Road, Barrow. It would offer training for adults and workshops for schools.

25 YEARS AGO

A dog was saved from drowning in a sewage tank at Ferry Beach allotments on Barrow Island by firefighters.

A detached house at Ireleth Road, Ireleth, was offered for sale at £67,000. A dormer bungalow at Portland Crescent, Hawcoat, Barrow, was £64,950.

Broughton restaurateur Christine Roe was installed as the new mayoress of Dalton with Newton Council.

Ulverston soccer referee and Glaxo worker Tony Scrogham won a £107,000 jackpot on the football pools.

50 YEARS AGO

Seven Canadians toured the works and training schools at Vickers in Barrow as guests of Ulverston Rotary Club.

The Sofia Chamber Orchestra gave a concert at the Coronation Hall, Ulverston. The cheapest tickets were 42p.

A new detached bungalow at North Row, Roose, was offered for sale at £5,650.