A mischievous cat has earned his Plymouth owners a festive boost after being named a winner in our Winter Photo Competition.
We asked our residents to use their phones or cameras to capture their pets, winter wildlife or a stunning landscape that sums up what winter means to them.
Kerrie Dawes, a mortgage advisor in the city, submitted a picture of her cat nestling in her Christmas tree.
The furry feline has been having a field day since Kerrie and her husband, Mike, put up their festive decorations at their home in the Laira part of the city.
But it was the cheeky look on his face as he foraged in the tree that secured one of the four winners’ prizes.
One of three cats owned by the couple Genghis Khat is named after the 12th century Mongol leader, Genghis Khan, who conquered large chunks of central Asia and China during his brutal reign.
Kerrie said: “My husband thought it was funny to name the cat Genghis Khat as a play on words.
“To be fair, the cat is always up to something and he certainly lives up his name. He is our furry warlord.
“We love him, but he is definitely naughty, always foraging in cupboards and taking food. He might be five years of age, but he is like a mischievous toddler.
“We have got three cats, but he is certainly the naughtiest. As soon as we put the Christmas decorations up, we knew what was going to happen.
“And low and behold, there was his little face peering through the Christmas tree. I just grabbed my phone and took a couple of pictures. He looked straight at me, and it will give us some great memories."
Kerrie is delighted to have won a prize and thanked us for getting its residents involved with a winter photo competition.
Kerrie added: “I thought it was a great idea by LiveWest and a lovely way to engage with their residents, giving them the chance to win a prize.
“It’s the first competition I have entered but I just thought it was one of the pictures that people love to see. It perfectly captured the nature of our cat, always up to something.
“Thanks to LiveWest for the voucher, that will go towards a nice meal for my husband and I.”
Part of the judging panel was professional photographer, Gareth Williams, who runs GRW Photography.
Gareth said: “It was wonderful to see so many entries to LiveWest's Winter Photo Competition.
“The standard of the photos was really good and I was impressed by the thought gone into them. It's a great time of year to go out and take photos and I loved the variety.
“There were some great landscape shots and also some lovely pictures of pets. Congratulations to the winners and wishing everyone a happy Christmas.”