IT'S that time of the year we like to treat ourselves to a drink or two - and maybe a little bite to eat (just to sober us up).

So, we thought we'd identify the Lancashire pubs/bars which require a little bit of improvement in the hygiene stakes...

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The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) helps consumers choose where to shop for food by giving them information and rating the hygiene in eateries.

Ratings are given on a range of issues including:

•How hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.

•The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities.

•How the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe.

Eateries are given scores out of five, ranging from zero, meaning urgent improvement necessary, to five, translated as 'very good'.

Zero - Urgent improvement necessary

Morecambe Bay Sports and Social Club, Morecambe

Walmsley Arms Hotel, Rishton

Lancashire Telegraph:

One star - Major improvement necessary

Beacon Park Golf Centre, Dalton

Black Horse, Kirkham

Cross Axes, Great Harwood

Enfield Cricket Club, Church/Accrington

George IV, Burnley

Golden Cup Inn, Darwen

Hare and Hounds, Clayton-Le-Moors

Hinds Head Hotel, Chorley

Lock and Quay, Chorley

No 4 Pub, Blackpool

Ormskirk Cricket Club, Ormskirk

Royal Oak Hotel, Blackpool

The Albion, Clayton-Le-Moors

The Boatyard Inn, Preston

The Plough, Great Harwood

The Sumners Hotel, Preston

The Sumpter Horse, Preston

Wellington Hotel, Clayton-Le-Moors