A NEW general manager has been appointed at the Last Drop Village Hotel and Leisure Club in Bromley Cross - part of Macdonald Hotels plc.

Mr Ian Gelling worked previously at the Scottish-based hotel and leisure group's Albrighton Hall Hotel & Leisure Club in Shrewsbury.

He has worked for Macdonald Hotels for almost four years and has been in the hospitality industry for more than 20.

A Manxman by birth, he grew up in Manchester and took a catering degree at Blackpool College.

He said: "The Last Drop Village and Leisure Club is a unique hotel and I am delighted with my new position as General Manager.

"Originally from the North-west, this is a return to the area for which I have a great affinity."

He added: "It is an exciting time at the Last Drop as we start to see the fruits of the recently-completed £5 million extension and redevelopment project."

The scheme created the Leisure Club, 40 extra executive bedrooms and the 500 capacity Pennine function suite.

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