The Darwen Grinch The Grinch has been spotted in a town in East Lancashire. Wearing his trademark red Christmas jacket and walking his dog (we don t know if he s called Max sorry), the Grinch has been photographed out and about in several different locations in Darwen. Rumoured to have first been sighted on December 15, the avocado-green pot-bellied creature has been delighting residents while on his daily walks, bringing some much-needed festive cheer to the town. The identity of the Grinch remains a mystery, but it is thought some people have been tagging the person beneath the costume in posts on Facebook.