This little fella is Alfie, and he’s been missing from his home on Bellevue Place since Sunday 6 September.
A local resident saw the body of a dead cat being removed near here by a Council employee in a white van on that day, but CEC staff say they have no record of it. (It's their standard practice to log such events and check for a microchip.)
Local animal shelters report no recent arrivals matching Alfie’s description.
All of which leaves the owner in a horrible state of doubt and apprehension.
Did any reader see or hear anything on Bellevue Place at around 4.30am on Sunday morning? Or have you seen Alfie since anywhere else in the area?
If so, please contact us at spurtle@hotmail.co.uk and we’ll forward the message.