Do you remember when? What was in the South Cumbrian news 10, 25 & 50 years ago
10 YEARS AGO
The 6X express was one of several new services introduced by Stagecoach in the first major reshuffle of bus routes in Furness for several years. The express would cut 20 minutes off the journey between Barrow and Ulverston.
A semi-detached house at Schneider Road, Barrow, was offered for sale at £99,950. A terraced house at Niobe Street, Walney, was £99,950.
Swimmers aged under 16 years or over 60 could enjoy a free dip at the Lakes Leisure Centre, Ulverston, after South Lakeland District Council signed up to the Government’s Swim4Life scheme.
Members of the Ulverston in Bloom group were organising a mass litter-picking session at the top end of Ulverston canal.
25 YEARS AGO
A total of £100 was raised for St Mary’s Hospice at Ulverston from a bad tie day for staff at the Ramspide gas terminal, near Barrow.
A terraced house at Slater Street, Barrow, was offered for sale at £22,500. A semi-detached house at Strathmore Avenue, Barrow, could have been yours for £55,950.
Dalton Parish Church warden Fred Tomlinson was standing down after 10 years in the post.
Children from Sacred Heart School, Barrow, were asked to represent Cumbria at the opening of the new home of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
50 YEARS AGO
Ulverston Urban Council wanted to demolish four houses on the town’s Devonshire Road estate due to excessive settlement of the foundations.
Barrow Boys’ Grammar School choir gave a concert in the Public Hall, facing Cornwallis Street, Barrow.
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