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Food hygiene ratings in Pendle

North West · 787 registered food establishments · 74% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

20 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 34 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 96 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

135Opened (12m)
215Closed (12m)
7Relisted (12m)
34Takeover (12m)
295Rating changes (12m)
13Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 106 improved 54 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 557
4 116
3 46
2 21
1 13
Awaiting inspection 16
Exempt 18

Time to first published rating

58 days median · 94 days average
across 345 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 96 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Pendle

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-09 YHY Meats 0 → 5BB9 7HD
2026-10-09 Chocstop Dessert Cafe 2 → 5BB9 7HD
2026-10-09 The Chocolate Strawberry 1 → 5BB9 5NF
2026-10-08 The Swan And Goose Awaiting inspection → 4BB12 0DX
2026-10-07 Alfie's 1 → 5BB9 8HF
2026-10-06 SipStudio - And - Sipstudio Drinks Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Pendle

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-09Closed AJ's Bar & GrillBB18 5HP
2026-10-08Closed Whitesides BakeryBB8 0PL
2026-10-06Opened The Swan And GooseBB12 0DX
2026-10-06Closed Robert Wellock & SonBB18 6BJ
2026-10-06Closed The Colne Kebab HouseBB8 0HP
2026-10-06Closed Albert Road FisheriesBB18 5AA
2026-09-30Opened Colne Primet High SchoolBB8 8JF
2026-09-30Takeover Castercliff Primary AcademyBB9 8JJ

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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