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| Mouse droppings on plates at Sawley pub | Mouse droppings on plates at Sawley pub |
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| Rodent droppings were found in a frying pan, on plates and in a salad container at a mouse-infested pub, a court has heard. | Rodent droppings were found in a frying pan, on plates and in a salad container at a mouse-infested pub, a court has heard. |
| A mouse ran past inspectors at The Steamboat Inn, Sawley, in Derbyshire and 42 mice were caught at the premises over three nights. | A mouse ran past inspectors at The Steamboat Inn, Sawley, in Derbyshire and 42 mice were caught at the premises over three nights. |
| Publican Simon Jones, 50, was fined £6,000 and Nicolas Crossman, 24, who ran the kitchen, was fined £1,000 at Derby Magistrates' Court. | Publican Simon Jones, 50, was fined £6,000 and Nicolas Crossman, 24, who ran the kitchen, was fined £1,000 at Derby Magistrates' Court. |
| Jones said it had been "a bad year". | Jones said it had been "a bad year". |
| Inspector Raf Ali, of Erewash Borough Council, told Derby Magistrates' Court: "The officer, whilst standing in the kitchen area, saw a mouse run from one side of the fridges under a table where a microwave stood." | Inspector Raf Ali, of Erewash Borough Council, told Derby Magistrates' Court: "The officer, whilst standing in the kitchen area, saw a mouse run from one side of the fridges under a table where a microwave stood." |
| Updates on this and other stories on Derbyshire Live | Updates on this and other stories on Derbyshire Live |
| He said a mouse ran across a kitchen at the pub, which is near the Nottinghamshire border, while a "huge number" of customers were eating and drinking. | He said a mouse ran across a kitchen at the pub, which is near the Nottinghamshire border, while a "huge number" of customers were eating and drinking. |
| The pub was closed temporarily after the inspection in August 2014 but has since reopened. | The pub was closed temporarily after the inspection in August 2014 but has since reopened. |
| Mouse droppings were found on the kitchen floor, under a stainless steel table and dishwashing machine, magistrates were told. | |
| There was "a significant amount of dirt and debris" on the floor, as well as rodent faeces. | There was "a significant amount of dirt and debris" on the floor, as well as rodent faeces. |
| Crossman and Jones admitted failing to maintain clean food premises and failing to have adequate pest control. | Crossman and Jones admitted failing to maintain clean food premises and failing to have adequate pest control. |
| Jones said he had been let down by a pest control firm which had failed to arrive and treat the premises. | Jones said he had been let down by a pest control firm which had failed to arrive and treat the premises. |
| "I am not saying it is down to them but it was a bad year. We were overstretched," he said. | |
| "We have cleaned it up now and done what the council told us to put us in the right direction. " | "We have cleaned it up now and done what the council told us to put us in the right direction. " |