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English Big Cat News Stories

2008

We would like to thank Jan Williams, Mark Williams and Paul Cropper (Australia) for sending us in news clippings

Boy, 9, Comes Face to Face With Escaped Cheetah in his Back Garden Daily Mail: 29th October 2008
Primary School in Lock-Down as 4ft Growling Ginger 'Puma' Terrorises Community Daily Mail: 14th October 2008
Is a Wild Cat on the Prowl in Eastcombe? Stroud News & Journal: 14th October 2008
Big Cat Spotted near Balcombe School Estate The Argus, Brighton: 13th 0ctober 2008
Cyclist Comes Face-to-Face with 'Tiger' in Back of Car Western Morning News: 10th October 2008
Cat Beast Seen on Roof of Garage Halifax Evening Courier: 9th October 2008
Shock as Cat Beast Returns Halifax Evening Courier: 7th October 2008
New Big Cat Sighting Horncastle News: 7th October 2008
Did Big Cat Kill Sheep Town Crier: 1st October 2008
Monster Pussy on Purrowl The Sun: 27th September 2008
Big Cat Spotted near Grasmere Westmoreland Gazette: 27th September 2008
'Its Eyes Were Glowing Yellow' Thanet Extra: 25th September 2008
Giant cat sighting shocker for walker Your Leek Paper: 24th September 2008
'I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Cat, I did' Newmarket Journal: 18th September 2008
Visitors Reveal Mystery Big Cat Sightings Western Daily Press: 12th September 2008
Getting Spooked by all Sorts of Things Kent Messenger: 12th September 2008
Big Cat Special Report Sheerness Times Guardian: 11th September 2008
Puma or Domestic Cat? Chelmsford Weekly News: 11th September 2008
Big Cat Sighted in Area Brentwood Gazette: 10th September 2008
Cops Probe Big Cat Sightings The Sun: 9th September 2008
Snap the Big Cat and Win £100 for Charity Peterborough Evening Telegraph: 9th September 2008
More Sightings of Big Cat on Cannock Chase Peterborough Sunday Mercury: 7th September 2008
VIDEO: Police Wildlife Officer on the Trail of the 'Big Cats' Peterborough Evening Telegraph: 6th September 2008
Stalking the Big Cat Cambridge News: 6th September
Hunt is on for the Cambridgeshire Big Cat - have you seen it? St Neots Town Crier: 5th September 2008
On the Trail of the Beast Western Daily Press: 5th September 2008
Jonathan - the big game hunter Western Daily Press: 5th September 2008
Jean Stunned by Big Cat Sighting Peterborough Evening Times: 4th September 2008
ET comment: Creature Really Could be Out There Peterborough Evening Times: 4th September 2008
Beast Has Been Seen by Many People Peterborough Evening Times: 4th September 2008
Is There a Panther on the Prowl Crewe Chronicle: 3rd September 2008
Are Tree Markings Claws for Concern that the Big Cat has Returned Peterborough Today: 2nd September
Mutilated Sheep Spark new Fear Stafford Post: 31st August 2008
Latest Sighting of the Rutland Big Cat Rutland Times: 28th August 2008
Expert Says Kill is Proof of Beast Stafford Post: 28th August 2008
Cat is Out of the Bag on Black Beast Tale The Dorset Echo: 22nd August 2008
Accept Facts of the Big Cats The Citizen: 21st August 2008
Wild Thing? Bournemouth Daily Echo: 20th August 2008
Big Cat Mystery in Foston Couple's Garden Hutton Cranswick Today: 19th August 2008
Face to Face with Mysterious Beast Rossendale Free Press: 18th August 2008
Big Cat Horror The Sun: 16th August 2008
Driver on A249 Spots 'Puma' Sheerness Times Guardian: 14th August 2008
Big Cats out on the Prowl? East Kent Mercury: 14th August 2008
The Big Cat is Back This is Gloucestershire: 9th August 2008
Have You Seen the Walton Wildcat? Warrington Guardian: 8th August 2008
Puma-like Creature Spotted Sevenoaks Chronicle: 7th August 2008
Thanet Leopards Thanet Extra: 6th August 2008
Moorland Mysteries Huddersfield Examiner: 4th August 2008
Big cat on the prowl at Ferrensby maze! The Harrogate Advertiser: 2nd August 2008
Fear of Big Cat on the Prowl After Sighting The Blackpool Gazette: 2nd August 2008
Another Sighting of Mystery Beast Stafford Post: 31st July 2008
Beast of Bucks spotted in Totteridge Bucks Free Press: 28th July 2008
Beast Spotted? Kent Messenger: 25th July 2008
Is There a Big Cat Loose in Preston? Weird News: 25th July 2008
Grisly Find at Beauty Spot South Manchester Reporter: 24th July 2008
Big Cat Sighting on A147 – Gloucestershire. This is Gloucestershire: 18th July 2008
Could Big Cat be on the Prowl in Hampshire The News, Portsmouth: 18th July 2008
Runner Face to Face with Mysterious Beast Stafford Post: 17th July 20082008
Footage of a Big Cat in Shropshire Shropshire Star: 15th July 2008
Beast of the Bay Spotted Near Flask Whitby Gazette: 15th July 2008
Mark of the Beast Stafford Post: 10th July 2008
Several Panthers on Loose in Ryedale Gazette and Herald: 3rd July 2008
More Sightings of Black Beast Stafford Post: 3rd July 2008
New-born Foal is Mauled to Death Ashbourne News Telegraph: 2nd July 2008
Big Cat Spotted Prowling in Woodland The The Northern Echo
Paw Prints Awaken Rumours of Big Cats The Shropshire Star: 25th June 2008
Is this Paw Print a Panther Rutland & Stamford Mercury: 24th June 2008
Was This Paw-Print Left by a Tiger? Asbourne News and Telegraph: 18th June 2008
Chase User on the Scent of Carpet Trail Mystery Cannock Chase Post: June 2008
Huge Black Cat Spotted in Woods Northants Evening Telegraph: 16th June 2008
What is Killing the Moorland Lambs Huddersfield Daily Examiner: 14th June 2008
Mystery Big Cat Spotted in Woods Northampton Chronicle: 14th June 2008
On the Hunt for the Beast of Bevendean Brighton Argus: 13th June 2008
"I Saw the Beast of Bevendean" The Argus: 13th June 2008
More Sightings Reported of Mysterious Big Cat This is Somerset: 12th June 2008
Game of Cat ‘n’ Mouse http://www.null-hypothesis.co.uk/science/news/big_cats_mystery_webcam_panther?from=rss 10th June 2008
They Want You to Spot the Big Cats Too Metro: 9th June 2008
Beast Attacks Lambs on the Mendips This is Somerset: 6th June 2008
Have You Seen a Big Cat on the Prowl Peterborough Evening Telegraph: 5th June 2008
1995 Sighting Adds to Panther Mystery Stafford Post: 5th June 2008
Big Black Cat is Still Out There Somewhere Loughborough Echo: 5th June 2008
Predator on the Prowl This is Somerset: 5th June 2008
Big Cat Spotted Soaking up the Sun Sheerness Times Guardian: 5th June 2008
Further Sighting of a Big Cat Tavistock Times Gazette: 4th June 2008
Southwark ‘Puma’ Spotted Southwark News: 2nd June 2008
Is the Shepshed Panther Dead? Loughborough Echo: 30th May 2008
Sightings Spark Big Cat Rumours Cannock Chase Post: 29th May 2008
Mystery Big Cat Spotted in Wolds Horncastle News: 28th May 2008
Trevor's Fictional Big Cat a Reality? Western Morning News: 27th May 2008
Beast of Hoddlesdon Most Likely a Wildcat Oldham Chronicle: 27th May 2008
Recent 'Sightings' Across the Westcountry Western Morning News: 27th May 2008
Farmer Fear’s the ‘Beast’ is Back. Oldham Chronicle: 27th May 2008
Big Cat Dubbed Beast of Bevendean Argus Lite: 27th May 2008
Is This More Proof of the Existence of a Big Cat ? Cambridgeshire Times: 17th May 2008
Beast of Bay Seen Again - in a Field Full of Sheep Whitby Gazette: 16th May 2008
Big Cat Fears after Foal is Found Mauled Kent Messenger: 16th May 2008
Beast Seen on Trip to Fishing Whitby Gazette: 16th May 2008
Big Cat Sighting Publication Unknown: 11th May 2008
The Beast is Back . . . and it's Hungry ic.Cannock network: 10th May 2008
Big cat sighted Kent Messenger: 9th May 2008
Latest Sighting Fuels the Black Cat Debate Hexam Courant: 9th May 2008
'Big Cat Woke us up' This is Hertfordshire: 6th May 2008
A Beast-ly Discovery Cannock Chase Post: 2nd May 2008
Have a Beastly Encounter as Exmoor Legend Goes on Show North Devon Journal: 1st May 2008
Did Big Cat Savage Greyhound The Cambs Times: 30th April 2008
Mystery Panther Spotted in Chiswell Green This is Hertfordshire: 29th April 2008
Woman in New ‘Beast’ Sighting Lancashire Telegraph: 28th April 2008
Was Big Cat Knocking at Kitchen Door? Sheerness Times Guardian: 24th April 2008
Colchester: Now ‘Beast’ Seen in Cemetery Gazette: 24th April 2008
Beast of Hoddlesden Blackburn Citizen: 24th April 2008
Black Cat Spotted Again Hexam Courant: 18th April 2008
Was Dead Fox Found on Moors one of the Beast's Latest Victims Rossendale Free Press: 11th April 2008
Snodland Leopard Spotted by Walker Medway Messenger: 11th April 2008
Black Cat Sighting Hexam Courant: 11th April 2008
Is It A Cougar? Fenland Citizen: 10th April 2008
More Sightings of Big Cats Come to Light East Anglian Daily Times: 3rd April 2008
Is the Beast on the Prowl Cannock Chase Post 3rd April 2008
Did You See The Big Cat? Harlow Edition Herald: 3rd April 2008
Investigators Probe Big Cat Sightings Brighouse Echo: 2nd April 2008
Man's Shock at Big Cat Sighting Shropshire Star: 1st April 2008
Big Cat Spotted in Chatteris Wisbech Standard: 31st March 2008
TV Channel on Monster Quest to Find Big Cat News Shopper Kent: 29th March 2008
Big Cat Sighting Revealed in Suffolk East Anglian Daily Times: 29th March 2008
We Watched Beast for 30 Minutes Whitby Gazette: 28th March 2008
Colchester: Fresh Beast Sighting Colchester Gazette: 28th March 2008
Author in Search for Big Cats The Huddersfield Examiner: 27th March 2008
Growls - is Beast Back? Colchester Gazette: 27th March 2008
Big Cat Sighted in Wisbech Fenland Citizen: 26th March 2008
Monster Cat Prints Found in Lincolnshire Garden Lincolnshire Echo: 26th March 2008
Big Cat Experts Could Visit Shropshire Shropshire Star: 21st March 2008
Big Cat Sighting in Sussex The Argus: 21st March 2008
Big Cat Sightings Sought Harborough Mail: 20th March 2008
Puma Spotted Exmouth Journal: 20th March 2008
Pams Close Encounter With Big Cat Dorset Echo: 19th March 2008
'Black Beast' Prints Found in Woodland Ashbourne News Telegraph: 19th March 2008
Big Cat Was in My Garden Fenland Citizen: 19th March 2008
Is Mystery Beast a Jaguar Whitby Gazette: 18th March 2008
Big Cat Spotted on South Downes Sussex Express: 18th March 2008
Printed Proof of the Big Cat Leicestershire Echo: 27th March 2008
Woman Spots Big Black Cat on Beacon Hill Loughboro Echo: 14th March 2008
Big Cat Seen Near Peterborough Fenland Citizen: 12th March 2008
Beast of Bucks Becomes Screen Star Bucks Free Press: 12th March 2008
Black Cat Could Have Been Leopard Kent Messenger: 10th March 2008
Poll: New Big Cat Sighting Kent Messenger: 10th March 2008
Was Big Cat Prowling in a Graveyard? Medway Extra: 7th March 2008
‘Black Panther’ Spotted in Fenland Fenland Citizen: 7th March 2008
Dog Walker is Scared by a 'Leopard.' Gloustershire Citizen: 6th March 2008
Big Cat Conference Somerset County Gazette: 6th March 2008
Beast Seen Prowling Around Gravestones Medway Messenger: 29th February 2008
Have You Seen a Lion in Retford? Retford Trader and Guardian: 25th February 2008
Farmers Encounter With Big Cat Shropshire Star: 22nd February 2008
'I Saw Huttock Top Beast' Rossendale Free Press: 22nd February 2008
Big Cat Spotted Witney Gazette: 19th February 2008
Police Reveal Big Cat Sightings BBC News: 18th February 2008
`Beast' Paws in the Snow? Rossendale Free Press: 15th February 2008
Farmers Fear Return of ‘Saddleworth Savage’ Oldham Advertiser: 13th February 2008
Big Cat Encounter Leaves John Feline Concerned Welwyn and Hatfield Times: 13th February 2008
Beast is Spotted Axminster View: 12th February 2008
Could Beast of the Bay be Back on the Prowl Whitby Gazette: 11th February 2008
Something Very Strange Took Place in Speke in Early November 1953. Liverpool Echo: 9th February 2008
Valley `Puma' on the Prowl Rossendale Free Press: 8th February 20082008
Big Cat Sightings in the Fen area on the Increase Wisbech Standard: 8th February 2008
Have You Seen the Black Beast Bridport & Lyme Regis News: 7th February 2008
Conference On Big Cat Sightings North West Evening Mail: 6th February 2008
Beast in Garden was a Beauty Dorset Echo: 5th February 2008
Big Cat Sighting Figures Released Minehead News: 1st February 2008
42 Sightings of Big Cats in the Region EDP News: 31st January 2008
Big Cat Conference to be Held in Watchet Somerset County Gazette: 31st January 2008
Here, Kitty, Kitty . . . . This is Wiltshire: 30th January 2008
Big Cat in the Stroud Area? http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2008/01/31/possible_big_cat_kill_feature.shtml
Big Cats Group Says MoD Officials are Hushing up Death The Northern Echo: 31st January 2008
County in Big Cat Top 10 The Shropshire Star: 29th January 2008
Conference That’s Feline for the Truth Dorset Echo: 29th January 2007
31 Big Cat Sightings in Wiltshire The Scottish Herald: 29th January 2008
Slideshow: Fancy Tracking Down Railway Ghosts? Peterborough Today: 29th January 2008
Sheep Died of Natural Causes, Not Cat Attack Western Morning News: 29th January 2008
Mystery Sighting In Cooden Bexhill-on-sea Observer: 27th January 2008
The Beast is Back After New Sighting in the Woods Peterborough Evening Telegraph: 26th January 2008
Savagely Mauled Sheep Carcass Raises Fears of Big Cat Lurking in Somerset Hills The Daily Mail: 22nd January 2006
Sighting of Panther-like Creature Shropshire Star 20th January 2008
Fisherman Supports Sighting of Big Cat Eastbourne Herald: 18th January 2008
Big Cats Seen on Hill Near Beauty Spot The Westmoreland Gazete: 16th January 2008
Is This a Big Cat? Banbury Guardian: 17th January 2008
Bumper Year for Big Cat Sightings Bexhill on Sea Observer 15th January 2008
Conference on Big Cat Sightings The Times: 14th January 2008
Shropshire’s ‘Big Cat’ Map The Shropshire Star: 11th January 2008
Did Big Cat Strike on Forest Trail This is Gloucestershire: 10th January 2008
'Panther's' Giant Footprint Stamford Mercury: 7th January 2008