South Tyneside establishment handed new food hygiene rating

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A South Tyneside drinking establishment has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A South Tyneside drinking establishment has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Harbour Lights, a pub, bar or nightclub at 101 Lawe Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear was given the score after assessment on March 14, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of South Tyneside's 125 pubs, bars and nightclubs with ratings, 76 (61%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.