Sighting of 'panther-like' creature

A large black panther-like creature has been spotted on the Silkin Way - the latest in a spate of big cat sightings in Telford.

Shropshire Star reader Sarah Leeder said she came across the animal while she was walking on the trail near Apley Woods yesterday morning. "I saw this black cat between Apley Wood Primary School and the Princess Royal Hospital," she said.

"It was too big for a domestic cat and did not look like a dog. There was nobody near the animal at the time."