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Sorry kids, you can have a pet bunny but not an iguana, Notebook

Sorry kids, you can have a pet bunny but not an iguana

Whatever happened to the cute attraction of a cuddly hamster or the irresistible eyes of a tiny kitten? Nowadays kids are banging on about exotics when it comes to their choice of pet. A python or an iguana has replaced the fluff ball to become a child’s requisite scaly friend.

By | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 6:00 am

Bet of the day: Back a monkey at Old Trafford at 66/1, Sport

Bet of the day: Back a monkey at Old Trafford at 66/1

Following last night’s pitch invasion at Anfield by a stray cat, Ladbrokes have opened the book on which animal will be next to enter the field of play during a live televised match.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 7 February 2012 at 3:33 pm

The return of the Boggle, Notebook

The return of the Boggle

THERE’S much excitment in West Cumbria at the moment over another ‘big cat’ sighting. To the wildlife lover, this is an enigmatic rare species of wild cat that has escaped capture. To researchers of the paranormal, it’s a mystical beast that slips in and out of reality. But to Cumbrians there’s no doubting what it [...]

By | Notebook | Friday, 30 July 2010 at 11:27 am

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