The Food Standards Agency has revealed the hygiene scores for all of the Wetherspoons  in East Lancashire.

The agency is in charge of giving food and drink businesses in the UK a score based on cleanliness, management of food safety, and hygienic food handling.

Their rating system is as follows:

  • 5 – hygiene standards are very good
  • 4 – hygiene standards are good
  • 3 – hygiene standards are generally satisfactory
  • 2 – some improvement is necessary
  • 1 – major improvement is necessary
  • 0 – urgent improvement is required

We took a look at every Wetherspoons pub in the area to see how their hygiene ratings rank.

It comes after the company’s pubs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland achieved an average food hygiene rating of 4.99 out of 5 overall – behind only five other businesses.

Here’s how the pubs in East Lancashire fare out of a maximum score of 5:

The Postal Order, Darwen Street, Blackburn – 5

  • Hygienic food handling – very good
  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – very good
  • Management of food safety – good

Last inspection: May 10, 2024

 

The Old Chapel, Railway Road, Darwen – 5

  • Hygienic food handling – very good
  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – good
  • Management of food safety – good

Last inspection: July 29, 2024

 

The Commercial Hotel, Church Street, Accrington – 5

  • Hygienic food handling – good
  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – good
  • Management of food safety – good

Last inspection: February 28, 2023

 

The Boot Inn, St James’ Street, Burnley – 5

  • Hygienic food handling – very good
  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – good
  • Management of food safety – very good

Last inspection: October 5, 2022

 

The Wallace Hartley, Church Street, Colne – 5

  • Hygienic food handling – very good
  • Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – good
  • Management of food safety - good

Last inspection: July 4, 2023

Wetherspoon's personnel and audit director, James Ullman, said: “We are proud of our pubs’ hygiene ratings.

“However, we also take it extremely seriously when a pub does not
achieve the maximum rating.

“Where a maximum score is not achieved, we work hard with each pub’s team and local authority to ensure, as quickly as possible, that standards are returned to expected levels.”