VIGILANTE signs have been put up in a Basingstoke car park to warn shoppers about the controversial fines dished out to those who unwittingly breach restrictions. A small area of St Michael s Retail Park, just outside Nando s and Costa, is subject to different parking restrictions to the rest of the site which has seen scores of residents slapped with parking tickets, costing up to £100. The short stay area, a cluster of 18 parking spaces, is set to a maximum stay of 30 minutes with no return within an hour. Cynics have described the rules, set by owner Parking Control Management Limited, as unfair.
Those eateries include takeaways, cafes and restaurants. The Food Standards Agency carried out inspections and rated the observed hygiene standards on a scale. Five is the best rating, meaning standards are very good and fully comply with the law. Zero is the worst, meaning urgent improvement is necessary. Inspectors check the following three elements:
How hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, and other facilities
How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe and so that the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.