A cat that was knocked down by a car in Edinburgh two years ago could be immortalised in bronze, under new plans ... permission it would be the 16th sculpture of an animal in Edinburgh.

Locals say the memorial to Hugo The West End Cat would bring the community together and increase visitor numbers.

There are 79 statues of men and eight of women. Alan Beattie Herriot The cat would be secured to a wall ... The model would be cast in hot bronze at the capital's Powderhall Bronze Foundry.