HALESOWEN cricket club has been awarded a new hygiene rating, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

The club on Grange Road, Halesowen was given the score after an assessment on March 11. 

The club is in the pub, bar or nightclub category.  

The ratings have been published on the Food Standards Agency’s website, which rates businesses from zero to five so customers can make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.

A rating of five means hygiene standards are very good, four means hygiene standards are good, three means hygiene standards are generally satisfactory, two means some improvement is necessary, a rating of one means major improvement is necessary and a rating of zero means urgent improvement is required.