A St Helens restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Spice of Life - St Helens Hospital, a restaurant housed inside St Helens Hospital on Marshalls Cross Road was given the maximum score after assessment on November 5, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of St Helens's 208 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 146 (70%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.