10 YEARS AGO

Police warned daredevils jumping from bridges into rivers, such as the Leven at Backbarrow, that it was only a matter of time before someone was seriously injured.

A luxury apartment at Victoria Court, Ulverston, was offered for sale at £139,950. A terraced house at Albert Street, Millom, was £69,000.

A summer gala held at Broughton Church of England Primary School raised more than £1,300 towards the school's new climbing frame.

The Alliance Pharmacy, in Dalton Road, Barrow, became the a Boots outlet.

25 YEARS AGO

Cataract sufferers could have eye surgery and go home the same day, thanks to revolutionary techniques offered at Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

Barrow artist John Duffin had two prints selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show in London, called Stranded and A Bottle and a Dream.

Gareth and Claire Dickens were the new officers taking charge at Millom Salvation Army. Both used to work at Peterborough hospital.

A detached house at Overbeck Drive, Barrow, was offered for sale at £89,950. A bungalow at Portland Crescent, Hawcoat, Barrow, was £64,950.

50 YEARS AGO

An episode of radio show Gardener's Question Time was recorded at the Institute Hall, Greenodd. The presenter was Franklin Engelmann.

Around 10,000 people went to the Amphitheatre Field, Barrow, for the fourth annual gala organised by the Rotary Club of Barrow.

The Geoffrey Morris School of Dancing from Barrow won the Vic Ladkin Trophy for most points in the Latin section of the International Dance Teachers' Association contest held at Belle Vue, Manchester.