Rotherham ranked as worst place to eat in Yorkshire

ROTHERHAM has been ranked as the worst place in Yorkshire to eat in a new report by environmental health consultants.

Encentre collated data from restaurants and takeaways showed the borough was ranked bottom in the county for food hygiene in August and September.

The consultants compiled “scores on the doors” food hygiene ratings from restaurants and takeaways across the country and found Rotherham was the lowest local authority in the region and 21st worst in the whole of the UK.

Michael Eade, from Encentre, said: “We have examined this month’s data and identified the worst areas to eat in the country.

"We found that Rotherham had the highest proportion of food premises in their region with unsatisfactory food hygiene scores — those presenting the highest risk to customers.

“Rotherham was not only ranked worst in the region but also against 39 other areas in their sector — local authorities with similar profiles to the borough.”