The Iron Duke in Wellington has gained the top rating for its levels of hygiene in the council’s Scores on the Doors programme.

The pub, in Fore Street, was awarded a five-star rating by the council’s inspectors.

Scores on the Doors aims to highlight hygiene standards in pubs, restaurants and other venues.

Inspectors judge outlets on how hygienic and well-managed the food preparation at the premises is and each business is benchmarked against the same criteria.

Pub manager Mat Turner, said: “All of the staff work hard to ensure that the pub offers its customers the highest levels of hygiene at all time and we are delighted that our efforts have been recognised with the five-star rating.”