Missy has been barred from Tewkesbury Town Hall (Picture: Getty)

A cat has been banned from a town hall because it was felt she could be a health and safety risk and could waste workers’ time.

Missy was a regular visitor to Tewkesbury Town Council where she would receive love and affection from staff.

They welcomed her and called her their unofficial morale officer and town cat.

But some councillors were concerned so they set up a complaints panel to discuss Missy’s fate.


But councillors Helen Burns, Philip Workman and Peggy Clatworthy have now decided that Missy must go.

Councillor Clatworthy, who became the new mayor of the Gloucestershire town last week, said: ‘It’s not ours and we don’t know what injections it has had.



‘But the main reason for this decision is because we had an official complaint from one of the councillors who had an allergy to cats.

‘We don’t know who else, with an allergy, might come in.’

She admitted that while Missy was officially not welcome it was often difficult to control where cats go.

Missy’s supporters had pointed out that former clerks and mayors had brought their dogs into the offices.

One said: ‘It’s just silly. They said previous people owned their dogs and we don’t own Missy.

‘The ban is over the top and with the warmer weather the cat had spent more time in the council’s back garden rather than inside its offices.’