'I was helping a friend cut down a tree in his garden'
A restaurant owner has said that injury, language barriers and timing of the inspection were to blame for their poor food hygiene rating of zero, which was brought on in part by mould found on chopping boards.
Read More: Blackpool Indian restaurant given zero star food hygiene rating with 'urgent improvement' demanded Mohammed Iftekher Hussain, who runs Baby Kingfisher, said that a sudden injury had left him unable to manage his restaurant, meaning he had to hire a manager to over see things. He said that when the inspectors came, they had just completed an unexpectedly busy evening, hence why the kitchen was messy.
"Because of this I took on a manager to handle things. And I was still working but taking things a little easy and only being there during the busy period. On the day the hygiene inspectors arrived, it was around 9pm Thursday night in the last week of January and not a single booking in the diary. If you are from Blackpool, you will know that January and February are the quietest times of the year in Blackpool.
Mohammed added that there was a language barrier between the council inspectors and his staff, meaning they could not answer the inspector's questions. He added: "When the inspectors asked them any questions, they could not answer, because they did not speak much English.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rutland County Council raises council tax by 5%The authority says the increase is needed to help it deal with 'soaring costs'.
Read more »
Police believe missing teenager could have travelled to BlackpoolAlfie Nevin is missing from Chatham, Kent
Read more »
Arrests made as police raid houses in Blackpool and PrestonPolice have confirmed that all six remain in custody
Read more »
Blackpool murder: Four jailed for 'almost animalistic' street attackWitnesses to the stabbing heard the killers laugh and say they would let their victim 'bleed out'.
Read more »
Blackpool leader slams funding 'madness' as resort allocated just £22k'Neighbouring authorities in Fylde and Wyre will receive £516,000 and £980,000 respectively'
Read more »
Urgent appeal for missing teenager 'believed to be in Blackpool'Police say Alfie was last seen wearing a grey Nike top and bottoms, white trainers and a light blue jacket
Read more »