HYNDBURN'S bonniest baby and top toddler met up again to receive their prizes from the Observer's Baby of the Year 2005 competition.

Tia Mae Ward won the baby section and Benjamin Read took the honours in the toddler category after a huge readers' vote.

Delighted parents Ian and Alison Walsh, of Heys Court, Oswaldtwistle, and Phil and Andrea Read, of Warmden Avenue, Baxenden, attended the presentation last Friday.

They each received a large framed portrait from the competition sponsors, the Garth Dawson Studio, and a cheque for £50.

Prizes were presented by studio owner Reg Whitham and Observer Editor Mervyn Kay.