A PENARTH councillor has helped give a new home to a feral kitten which was rescued from a hedge at a Royal Welsh Show car park

Ben Gray, the Conservative Vale councillor for Plymouth ward has taken home the six-week old male kitten which was affectionately nicknamed ‘Hedge’ after being found in a bush at a car park near the showground on July 26.

RSPCA Cymru officers Phil Lewis and Warwick Burgess rescued the kitten, which was given a clean bill of health by a local Builth Wells veterinary practice.

Mr Gray was supervising a public park and ride serving the showground, on Llandod Road, as a contractor for the Personal Parking group.

Mr Gray said: "We are very excited to offer a loving new home to this kitten.

"We love the name Oscar so we are going to call the kitten Oscar Hedge.

"We have another cat at home in Penarth and and we are looking forward to Rolo meeting Oscar Hedge after this particularly exciting day at the Royal Wels.

RSPCA inspector Phil Lewis said: "I’ve worked at the Royal Welsh Show for many years – but have never seen anything like this before. It was remarkable.

"The six-week-old kitten was rescued from a hedge, so we quickly had a perfect name for this lucky young cat.

"He was given a once over by a Builth Wells veterinary practice, and we were delighted that car park supervisor Ben was happy to take this kitten home.

"This kitten had become detached from a feral cat’s litter. He’s gone from alone in a hedge, to a loving new home in Penarth in only a few hours."