Police were called to investigate over the weekend after locals in Borth reported seeing a lynx or similar big cat loose in the area.

Officers scoured the surrounding area over the bank holiday weekend and concluded that the sighting was not a lynx - but rather a ‘large domestic cat’.

Police officers were also sent a photo of the ‘big cat’ as they searched the area.

Confirming the report and subsequent search, a spokesperson for Dyfed Powys Police said: “We had a report however the cat in the photo provided appeared to be of a large domesticated breed.”