A HOTEL chain has revealed the bizarre items that customers visiting the town have left behind in its rooms.

Items including beloved pets and exotic musical instruments could be found in Travelodge’s lost and found boxes at its hotels in the town in 2017.

An English bulldog called Twinkle and a basketball net were lost at the chain’s hotel on Charon Way, Gemini.

Meanwhile, a didgeridoo, a crystal ball and a business sales pitch were among some of the bizarre belongings left behind at Travelodge on Legh Street in the town centre.

The 10 most common items left in Travelodge hotels in 2017 were charges for electronic devices, tablet computers, mobile phones, business papers, teddy bears, toiletry bags, drones, pyjamas, socks and books.

Nationally, other notable lost items included a 27ft space rocket, 20 Bob the Builder fancy dress costumes, an antique urn containing a loved one’s ashes, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, a pair of goldfish called Gin and Tonic, six fully-decorated 6ft Christmas trees and someone’s mother-in-law.

Shakila Ahmed from Travelodge said: “With nearly 19 million customers annually staying at our 542 UK Travelodge hotels, for a wide variety of reasons we do get some interesting items being left behind.

“This year’s inventory list includes a Starchaser space rocket, a Second World War bravery medal, deeds to land in the Scottish highlands, a pilot’s licence, a mother-in-law and a Lionhead rabbit called Bugs Bunny.

“Also, as more business customers are staying with us than ever before, we have had some precious items being left behind – such as a 50-year-old teddy bear called Rupert belonging to a high flying executive, a movie script, a rare Mont Blanc pen, share certificates worth £500,000 and a 24 carat lucky laughing Buddha necklace.

“The running theme our customers do tell us is that the pace of modern life is so fast and furious that time is of the essence, especially when getting from A to B, and therefore valuable possessions are easily being forgotten.”

All items left in Travelodge hotels that are not claimed within three months are donated to British Heart Foundation charity shops.