THE parents of a miracle baby born three months early and weighing just 2lbs 15oz have launched a £55,000 fundraising appeal in a bid to allowher to walk.

Alexia-Rose was delivered by emergency caesarean section in June last year.

The tiny tot pulled through, but has been diagnosed with quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy.

Now her parents have launched a major £55,000 fundraising drive to raise cash for vital spinal surgery and a hydrotherapy pool.

Read the full story in the Clacton Gazette, out now.

People can donate at gofundme.com/alexiarose