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Scores on Doors food hygiene scheme proves a success in Westminster

Scores on the DoorsThe number of businesses in Westminster with top standards for food hygiene has risen from 15 to 132 since the implementation of the ‘Scores on the Doors’ rating system 12 months ago.
Posted: 06 October 2008 | 12:15

Catering employees work through sickness

91% of catering workers go to work stressedThe overwhelming majority of workers (91%) in the catering sector would go to work stressed, while almost half would go to work with a migraine due to fears over job security, research revealed today.
Posted: 06 October 2008 | 07:00

Hotelkeeper fined after failing to clean up premises

A hotelkeeper in Scotland has been fined £900 after he failed to clean up his premises despite seven separate visits from environmental health officers.
Posted: 30 September 2008 | 08:00

Brighton Thistle evacuated after chemical leak

Thistle hotel, BrightonThe Thistle Hotel in Brighton was evacuated in the early hours of this morning due to a suspected chemical leak
Posted: 19 September 2008 | 11:47

Blaze destroys reopened Manchester restaurant

Panacea Alderley EdgeA Manchester restaurant has been devastated by a fire just days after opening following a £3m investment.
Posted: 18 September 2008 | 17:14

Kitchen ventilation tips from Weatherite

VentilationClive Brearley, sales manager of Weatherite Building Services' Kitchen Ventilation Division advises kitchen operators on how to stay within the law and save energy costs.
Posted: 18 September 2008 | 11:42

Norfolk hotel fined £12,000-plus over guest fall

Beeches hotelThe owner of a Norfolk hotel has been fined a total of more than £12,000 after a guest fell down cellar steps after going through a door which should have been kept locked.
Posted: 17 September 2008 | 14:39

Manchester restaurant fined £10,000 for food safety breaches

Manchester restaurant fined £10,000 for food safety breachesAn Indian restaurant on Manchester's “Curry Mile” has been fined £10,000 after health inspectors found kitchens in a filthy state.
Posted: 15 September 2008 | 12:30

Punch punishes staff over hygiene exposé

MousePunch Taverns today confirmed that it has taken disciplinary action against individuals exposed in last night’s Rogue Restaurants programme for allowing poor hygiene at three Spirit pubs in Westminster and Chelsea.
Posted: 29 August 2008 | 15:26

Yates's staff resign after TV hygiene exposé

Yates's Reading branchThe owner of pub chain Yates’s has confirmed that the manager and kitchen team at its Reading outlet have resigned following a BBC exposé of poor hygiene standards on the Rogue Restaurants programme.
Posted: 22 August 2008 | 11:42

London restaurant in dispute with BBC over TV show

Little Italy, Soho, LondonThe owner of an Italian restaurant in London’s Soho is in dispute with the BBC after he claimed that his business was wrongly implicated during an episode of Rogue Restaurants earlier this month.
Posted: 20 August 2008 | 07:00

100 guests flee fire at Darlington hotel

King's hotel, DarlingtonAbout 50 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a County Durham hotel since the early hours of Friday, the BBC is reporting.
Posted: 15 August 2008 | 14:43

Manchester curry house fined £31,000 for hygiene breaches

Male Oriental cockroachA Manchester-based curry restaurant has been fined more than £31,000 after a health inspector found its kitchen infested with cockroaches and mouse droppings.
Posted: 15 August 2008 | 14:24

Restaurant closed by health inspectors while restaurant critic dines inside

mouseShocked diners – including a food critic – were told to abandon their meals as health inspectors shut down the restaurant in which they were eating, last week.
Posted: 08 August 2008 | 07:00

James Martin named and shamed after food hygiene inspection

James MartinJames Martin, presenter of Saturday Kitchen on BBC1, has been "named and shamed" after a food inspection at his Winchester delicatessen.
Posted: 05 August 2008 | 11:15

London councils relent on Peking Duck oven shut-down - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

Weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Share price fall interests CVC in Punch; Founder seeks to rescue Beanscene coffee shops from administration; Pubs and clubs lead quarterly rise in business failures
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 10:52

Scalding

McDonald's coffee cupThe safety responsibilities of caterers working with hot beverages have come to the fore again following the latest scalding case - this time to a 13-month-old baby.
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 10:34

Ten health and safety precautions every hotelier should know

With guests tramping through them daily, hotel rooms can easily fall below standard. Catherine Quinn discovers 10 health and safety precautions every hotelier should know about
Posted: 31 July 2008 | 00:00

MPs seek Europe-wide fair tipping rules - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Councils crack down on Peking Duck ovens; Dawnay Day sale slashes 45% off Premium shares; SATS exam markers headhunt Hilton bar staff
Posted: 21 July 2008 | 10:30

'Common sense' victory for operators on scores-on-doors hygiene scheme

Scores on the doorsIndustry bodies have hailed a “victory for common sense” after the House of Lords ruled that the London Authorities’ proposed compulsory scores-on-the-doors displays will have to comply with the system recommended by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Posted: 15 July 2008 | 08:00

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12th October 2008