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Being able to visit a restaurant is usually a very positive experience to share with friends and family. All restaurants, bars, and cafés have a duty of care to your health and safety which, when breached, can cause injury. If you have suffered from an accident in a restaurant, such as a slip and fall, you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
Food Poisoning in Elton
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Food Poisoning, Restaurant Accidents
Following a staggering 24 cases of food poisoning experienced by customers of The Sutton Arms in Darlington Road, Elton, the pub’s owner, Michael Alan Flegg has today appeared in Teesside Magistrates’ Court where he admitted nine counts of food hygiene offences. Flegg, aged 68 is now awaiting sentencing as magistrates agreed that due to the seriousness of the offences, sentencing should be decided by Teesside Crown Court. The offences took place last Easter Sunday and the customers were all struck down with gastroenteritis. Stockton Council’s environmental health department received a…
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Alcohol license dropped after teen injury
Posted: 22 March 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Restaurant Accidents
A fast food shop has been forced to give up their alcohol licence after a teenage boy suffered head injuries having consumed alcohol from their shop. The pizza shop in Ilkeson operated an alcohol delivery service as part of the pizza business. The licensing conditions stated that alcohol could only be delivered with a food order; however, the 15-year-old boy was sold alcohol despite not ordering food, and being underage. The licence holders of the Briggs off-license, in Nottingham Road, were warned by a Derbyshire police officer following the incident. The…
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