Live and dead cockroaches found at Subway branch

Environmental health officers found live and dead cockroaches at a Subway branch in Derby, council documents have shown. Officials conducted several visits to the store in Burton Road, Littleover, in January following a customer complaint about cockroaches. A food hygiene inspection report, published by Derby City Council on Friday in response to a Freedom of information request, states a public health closure of the business was necessary - which was agreed on a voluntary basis due to the outlet's good trading history - for works to be carried out to enable "imminent risk" to be removed. It added the business - which has reopened - agreed to "complete urgently" the works at the store. The Food Standards Agency lists the branch as having a zero food hygiene rating following the inspection, which means urgent improvement is necessary. A report issued by the city council states the officer was "disappointed" to find standards had "deteriorated" and the premises had an "issue with cockroaches". "As you are aware cockroaches carry food poisoning bacteria and can contaminate food and food surfaces that they come into contact with," it said. "As a result of the evidence gathered, I was s