When becoming a granny most women will expect to chip in by changing the odd poop-laden nappy, cleaning up sick and perhaps operating an occasional babysitting shift.
But in Wednesday’s cradle-rocking Courier we bring you the tale of one no-nonsense nan who went a whole lot further.
Step forward Susan Anderson from Dundee who successfully delivered her grandson Noah in the living room of her daughter’s family home.
The plucky 49-year-old was only in the door 20 minutes when the wee one decided to make his dramatic entrance.
Dad Bryan described it as a “bit chaotic”. #understatement.
Moving neatly, now, from small cute babies to dirty great disease-ridden rats, Wednesday’s jam-packed paper also features news of a “titanic struggle”.
When one thinks of the greatest head-to-head battles of recent years – Salmond v Darling, Rocky v Dolph, brown sauce v tomato ketchup – this really is up there with the best of them.
Yes, dear readers, we have the tale of he hungry heron who was captured on camera taking on a big rat in what has been described as a “real fight”.
Find out who won this barbaric bout in Wednesday’s beast of a Courier.
There’s also massive news on an exclusive new fundraising campaign for sick kids,award nominations for T in the Park, and a welcome announcement on a ferry service link.
All that and the tremendous story of a robber who was tracked down after leaving a half-eaten burger in the car he nicked – damn those gherkins!
For all these stories and a lot more pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Courier or why not try our digital edition?