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Miracle baby’s Olympic dream
EXCLUSIVE by Faiza Afzaal
A MIRACLE baby who survived even though the odds were stacked against him will celebrate his 18th
birthday tomorrow. Nathan Riding was born 12 weeks pre
maturely by an emergency caesarean sec tion on March 23rd 1989, at Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, weighing just 21b. lloz. Doctors had to fight to save his life and
Why did our brother have to die? TI-IE mystery death of chief engineer Simon Johnson on board a
luxury yacht in Genoa has left his Clitheroe family in shock. e Turn to page 3 tor the full story and picture.
Town is damned at public inquiry CLITHEROE is “isolated” and “anything other than vibrant” -
that was one of the views stated during this week’s Homebase pub lic inquiry. 0 Turn to page 9.
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MPs in London on Tuesday with a budget of just VOp per head! 0 Turn to page 3.
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were so uncertain about his future that they told his parents, Alan and Liona, that he had less than a 50% chance of survival. However, after nine weeks of special
care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the little fighter defied huge odds and was discharged home safe and well. Now a remarkable Oft. 3in. tall,
Nathan’s ambition is to represent his country in the 2012 London Olympics! Recalling the worrying time Nathan
was in hospital, Alan (43) and Liona (41) said: “When he was born, it was touch- and-go at one point. “I t was a very anxious time for the
family as Nathan was our first child and we were just scared of the outcome. “Before delivery, medical staff said either the mother or baby would survive.
but Nathan was a fighter and proved everyone wrong.” A former pupil of St Augustine’s RC
High School, Nathan lives with his par ents and 15-year-old brother, Tom, in Pasturelands Drive, Billington. Despite suffering from psoriasis (a skin
condition that produces red, thickened scaley patches), he leads a completely normal and healthy life. He is currently studying A-levels in
PE, geography, French and psychology at St Mary’s College, in Blackburn, and hopes to go to university in September and undertake a three-year degree course in sport science. Over the years, Nathan’s progress has
come on leaps and bounds and his main hobby is running. Since the age of eight, he has competed in several regional and national competitions, picking up silver ware on the way. In fact, the talented young athlete is
ranked in the top five runners of the region in the Under-20s category. He is a member of the newly-formed Ribble Val ley Athletics Club and is coached by Don Lennon - the uncle of Tottenham mid fielder Aaron Lennon. But this is not the end of Nathan’s
sporting talents. The teenager, who is an ex-member of Hyndburn Athletics Club, has his sights set on representing Great Britain in the men’s 800m. or 1,500m. categories for the 2012 London Olympics. He said: “I’ve always enjoyed running
and it would be like a dream come true if I can represent my country in the 2012 Olympics.” Nathan’s sporting achievements are all the more remarkable because as a child
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