STEVE Lee has been appointed general manager of the £12 million Village Hotel and Leisure Club which is to open its doors in Bury next year.

The Village Bury complex is being built at a five acre site close to junction two of the M66, on the Waterfold Business Park at Rochdale Road, Heap Bridge.

When completed, the Bury site will incorporate 98 en-suite bedrooms, extensive conference, meeting and banqueting facilities, as well as a bar, restaurant and pub.

A state-of-the-art leisure club will feature a 25-metre heated pool, sauna, steamroom, sunshower, fitness studio, squash courts, aerobics studio, whirlpool spa, toning tables and creche.

A HealthWorks studio will also be available, providing health and beauty treatments for both men and women.

Steve will be responsible for approximately 200 full-time and part-time jobs in the hospitality and leisure sector.

A family man with three daughters, he originally hails from Chorley and currently lives in Northwich, Cheshire.