The News Agents

COCKFIELD

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The News Agents scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 18 August 2025 by Durham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The News Agents, from March 2017 to August 2025.

Food hygiene rating history for The News Agents
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 March 2017	Not rated	No numeric rating
18 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The News Agents in COCKFIELD has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

105 FRONT STREET,
COCKFIELD,
DL13 5AA

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for The News Agents. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects The News Agents?

Food hygiene at The News Agents is inspected by Durham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.durham.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about The News Agents

What is The News Agents’s food hygiene rating?

The News Agents has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 August 2025.

When was The News Agents last inspected?

The News Agents was last inspected by Durham on 18 August 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.