The lion is the only member of the cat family to have a tassel at the end of its tail. This appendage is a crucial communication tool, used for signalling to other members of the pride.

Simon isn't the first cat to live at The Red Lion. In the 1970s, Gus, the family cat of the inn's proprietors — the Fitzpatrick family — also was a fixture around and about the inn. A while back, ...