In recent years, the Gazette has carried numerous eyewitness accounts of a non-native feline being seen by members of the public in South Lakeland, Furness, Eden, North Lancashire and North Yorkshire.

We are not questioning what people have seen but to date no hard evidence has been found to prove that the creature really exists.

Peter Thornton, of Quicksnaps, has agreed to offer a two-mega pixel Kodak digital camera worth £150 to anyone who gets a convincing photograph of the beast.

Any pictures submitted will be scrutinised and only those that genuinely appear to feature the animal that has been the subject of articles in the paper will be considered for the prize. The Editor's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Send your pictures to: Mike Addison, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE.

January 16, 2003 13:01