Meet Ollie - the B&M cat (Stenhousemuir branch ...)

Ollie, aged six, lives next door to the bargain homeware shop, and while the black-and-white puss has his own loving owners, he has taken to haunting the shop - much to the delight of some staff.

However, Ollie's attempts to get inside the shop have not gone down so well.

His owner, Ryan McIntyre, 29, has owned Ollie since he was a six-week-old kitten.

And despite Ollie's attempts to 'adopt' the shop as his home, Ryan says he is not jealous - and that staff don't seem to feed the family pet.

Dad-of-one Ryan said: "We live next door to B&M, I think he's been going there for a couple of years now.

"He’s not the smartest cat, he tends to follow me or my wife if he sees us out walking. And he also jumps into people's cars.

"I know some of the checkout staff like him, but I think some staff may have a problem too, probably more so when he tries to get in the store."

The delivery driver, who works for Morrisons, said Ollie has 'adopted' one particular neighbour as well as making B&M his home-from-home.

Ryan added: "We do get worried obviously as not everyone likes animals and there are loads of cars about.

"And some people have said some unkind things about him in a local Facebook group.

"Ollie will be turning seven at the end of March and we've had him since he was six weeks old, so he will now be classed as a senior.

"I’ve tried to keep him in a little more because of the pandemic, although I’ve heard it’s unlikely to be transmitted by him.

"I’d rather him stay in and not take the chance but he doesn’t like being cooped up for too long and is always itching to get back out again.

"He’s been having more naps at home during the day though but that might be to do with his age."