HEREFORDSHIRE restaurants, takeaways, and cafes have been handed new food hygiene ratings in the latest round of inspections.

All businesses handling food in the county are regularly checked by local authority food hygiene inspectors.

Businesses are rated out of five, with five being the highest score and zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

They are rated on their handling of food, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings including layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, and their systems and checks to ensure food sold or served is safe to eat, and evidence that staff know about food safety.

Here are the latest ratings issued to restaurants, cafés, and takeaways in Herefordshire:

Istanbul Restaurant, Union Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on January 13

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

The Bull Ring Inn, Kingstone

Rating: five out of five on January 20

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Grange Court, Leominster

Rating: five out of five on January 18

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Janey's, The Homend, Ledbury

Rating: five out of five on January 20

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Subway, Symonds Yat

Rating: five out of five on January 28

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: very good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good