Fireman adopts stray kitten he rescued from Yorkshire rubbish tip

A firefighter has taken a stray kitten he helped to rescue from a bottle bank into his home.

Shipley Fire Station watch manager Darren Creighton has now adopted the black cat, who was discovered in a skip at a recycling site in Eccleshill, near Bradford, last month.

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He has named her Spell and she had moved in with Darren's family; heartwarming photos show her befriending his dog Lucy.

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