A NEW dad was left holding the baby when his girlfriend's early signs of labour escalated very quickly and he had to deliver the baby himself.

Laura Broomhead and Wayne Thresh were shocked when - with no warning - Laura's water's broke and the baby arrived moments later. 

Wayne, 39, said: "He was out within about a minute. If he had have got stuck or something like that, it would have been terrifying."

They named the baby Ronnie James Thresh, who weighed a healthy 7lbs 14oz.

** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated September 19. **