A YOUNG Launceston family held a successful charity duck race at the River Kensey, Launceston, on Sunday, September 9 raising over £1,000 for the neonatal unit which greatly helped their newborn son in the first weeks of his life.

When Jamie d'Entrecasteaux was born on April 12 this year, due to complica­tions during labour, he suffered hyperglycaemia, showing a blood sugar count of one.

He received treatment in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Neonatal unit for 10 days to bring his blood sugar count up to a normal level. When his blood sugars were stable, Jamie spent five days in neonatal low dependency for monitoring.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the 'Post'.