Four-week-old Twiglet was found abandoned in a cardboard box and has been adopted by News Editor John-Joe Vollans.

Twiglet was found, along with her brother, dumped in a cardboard box in an alleyway in Stamford, Lincolnshire, the town where our offices are based.

John Joe takes up the story:

"I first heard about her sad tale when my girlfriend’s sister, who works at the local Burghley vets clinic, told me they had been given two kittens.

Despite being only a few weeks old when they were found, both Twiglet and her brother were in good health, apart from being cold. So the vets took them in to look after them until they could be rehomed.

I had been thinking about getting a pet, since moving house recently, but I hadn’t planned on getting a kitten so soon! Once I saw Twiglet though, the decision was made on the spot - we would take her.

She has only been with us for a few days, but she has already made a massive impression. Running around our kitchen floor chasing bits of fluff, or our feet has become her favourite passtime.

She has amazing balance and co-ordination for such a small kitten, and with the help of a special kitten growth diet from the vets, she is growing quickly.

‘Twiggy’ is both affectionate and playful in equal measures and never stops making us smile!"