IT'S not everyday a mother gets to deliver her daughter's baby - and this lady has done it twice!

Little Max John Mellor-Smith made a speedy entry into the world and was delivered by his maternal grandmother Josie Mellor, 51.

Josie, of Penistone, also delivered her other grandson, Mason, two years ago.

"It's very special for me to have delivered both my grandsons and is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I'm still on a high."

Josie's daughter Joanne, 28, went into labour at about 7am on November 23.

** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated December 12. **