From a suitcase full of crisps to a cheque for £5,782: The bizarre items left behind in Leeds Travelodge hotels

The lost and found departments of the chain have been busy over the last 12 months, and no-more so than in our city.

These are the most bizarre items left in Leeds hotels:

· A cheque from HMRC for £5,782.24 (Leeds Central)

· A suitcase full of Walkers crisps (Leeds Central Vicar Lane)

· A Mulberry dog lead and collar (Leeds Central)

· A Heyston Blumenthal limited edition signed cookbook (Leeds Colton)

· A Fortnum and Mason’s Christmas hamper (Leeds Bradford Aiport)

Elsewhere, one new bride staying at York Central Travelodge left behind her mother-in-law. She only realised when she got home that she forgot her most important new family member. Another bride staying at Birmingham Bullring left the hotel without her diamond Mangala Sutra, which is an Indian wedding necklace with the same significance as a wedding ring.

The hotel manager at Manchester Trafford Park Travelodge got quite a shock when they found a 27ft-long ‘Starchaser’ space rocket at their hotel.

A pilot, from a well-known airline, was in quite a rush to get to the airport that he left his pilot’s licence at Gatwick Airport Travelodge. Luckily the hotel manager flew to his rescue and personally took the licence to the airport.

The top ten most popular items left behind in Travelodge hotels during 2017:

· Chargers for mobile phones and electronic devices such as laptops

· Tablets

· Mobile phones

· Business papers / notepads / presentations