Jan Summers, one of Brighton and Hove's 100 Faces, was heartbroken when her pet cat Oscar disappeared from his home in Shirley Street.
But he mysteriously returned home just before Brighton and Hove was granted city status by the Queen.
Oscar has returned from his wandering much fatter, with sharper claws and worn pads. Perhaps this city slicker went to the beach and feasted on The Plaice to Be.
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