S & S News & Booze food hygiene rating
Retailers - other · Wigan
S & S News & Booze holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 4 December 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
Address: 220 Castle Hill Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4BW
How it compares in Wigan
In Wigan, 54% of rated places manage a 5, so S & S News & Booze sits behind roughly 1,782 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,256 | 54% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 526 | 23% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 370 | 16% | ← S & S News & Booze | |
| 2 out of 5 | 108 | 5% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 64 | 3% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 5 | <1% |
A further 232 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At S & S News & Booze none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to S & S News & Booze, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Day Care Caring Premises | 347 yards away | 5 - Very good | 10 November 2025 |
| Galloways Retailers - other | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 5 February 2025 |
| Dough Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 30 April 2025 |
| Candy Street Retailers - other | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 30 September 2025 |
| Egerton Court Caring Premises | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 3 July 2025 |
| Caterlink TVP Outwood Academy School/college/university | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 9 January 2026 |
| Georgia Browns Pub/bar/nightclub | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 14 August 2023 |
| Al Capone Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 30 April 2025 |
Questions about S & S News & Booze
What is S & S News & Booze's food hygiene rating?
S & S News & Booze has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wigan Council on 4 December 2025.
Is S & S News & Booze safe to eat at?
A 3 means the shop met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was S & S News & Booze last inspected?
S & S News & Booze was last inspected on 4 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wigan Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at S & S News & Booze?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does S & S News & Booze compare to other places in Wigan?
54% of the 2,329 rated food businesses in Wigan hold the top rating of 5, while S & S News & Booze holds a 3. 370 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Wigan Council inspects S & S News & Booze and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
Tell me when this changes
The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch S & S News & Booze and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.
Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
S & S News & Booze is one of 103 rated food businesses in Hindley. See every hygiene rating in Hindley →
Wigan inspects and rates 2,561 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wigan →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.wigan.gov.uk/
Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →