Twelve businesses across the Tyne Valley have been handed poor hygiene ratings by inspectors in the last few years.

The Food Hygiene ratings show that a number of businesses have been told in the last few weeks that they need to make improvements.

The ratings, which are based on hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management are routinely updated.

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.

In the Tyne Valley, the vast majority of takeaways and restaurants continue to receive a rating of three or above.

But there are a number that are identified as causes for concern which must either make "urgent" or "major" improvements.

What each hygiene rating means

0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
2 - Some Improvement Necessary
3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
4 - Hygiene Standards Good
5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good

Here's the list of takeaways recently rated:

We’ve rounded up the most recent results from inspections carried out in the last few years from the ratings that have been published by the Food Standards Agency and can be found here.

All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Food hygiene:

One star:

Halfway Convenience Store, 10-12 Prospect Terrace, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6JD

  • Rated 1
  • Last inspection: 29 September 2022

Two star:

Station Road Inn, Station Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1EZ

  • Rated 2
  • Last inspection: 8 February 2023

Three star:

Abbeyfield Society, Market Place, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5AW

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 23 November 2022

Corbridge Tandoori, 8 Market Place, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5AW

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 6 June 2023

Dessert Royale, Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5HH

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 11 May 2023

Lorenzo's, 24 Merton Road, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9PY

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 12 January 2023

Mambos Ponteland, 1-3 Brewery Lane, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9NZ

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 25 April 2023

Matfen Village Store & Coffee Shop, Southside, Matfen, Northumberland, NE20 0RP

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 21 February 2023

Robson & Sons Hexham Ltd, 2 Meal Market, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1NF

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 16 May 2023

The Boathouse Inn, Station Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8HR

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 16 February 2023

The Diamond Inn, Main Street, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9BB

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 12 January 2023

Wheatsheaf Hotel, St Helens Street, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE45 5BE

  • Rated 3
  • Last inspection: 20 October 2022