HOPES are high that a cat which has found itself in many people's houses, gardens and sheds may finally have a forever home.

The famous cat is believed to have been living as a stray around Ulverston for six years.

The cat has been routinely fed by caring people across the town, earning himself a variety of adorable names along the way.

Ulverston resident Nat Tyson said: "Over ours he was called 'Scraggy-Cat', our little girl named him, and he ate two bowls of dry biscuits as fast as he could. He sometimes hung out in our kitchen if our other cats would let him. Our neighbour calls him Daisy and further up Sun Street he’s called Tom."

Melanie Gifford said: "He is known as Munch on Beech Bank. He periodically sleeps in our garage and our neighbour has fed, watered given shelter and occasionally been allowed to tickle him over the last couple of years."

As well as Scraggy-Cat, Daisy, Tom and Munch, the friendly feline is also known as Harvey and Scruffy-Boo, or Scruffy for short.

The decision to try and capture the roaming cat was made when resident Laura Anderton posted a plea for help on social media when she noticed he was limping and crying in her neighbours garden.

The RSPCA provided a trap to lure the cat who was caught on Sunday night before being taken by the RSPCA for a vet check in Barrow.

The injury to his leg looks to be superficial, but he is currently on medication for his 'poorly foot' before heading off to his new home.

A spokeswoman for RSPCA Furness and Barrow Branch, said: "He's got a lot of names, and he seems to have a lot of homes. He's very famous.

"He was well fed, but he's not overweight and he's in a great condition.

"He has been neutered now and he's been vaccinated.

"One of the locals is going to adopt him and we're in the proceed of that happening.

"He's on medication at the moment because of his poorly foot, that was the main reason he was caught, but he is doing really well."