A BASINGSTOKE takeaway has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Chick Mex in Church Street was given the score after an assessment on Monday, May 23, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

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The takeaway, which offers a menu of burgers, kebabs and chips was scored "Generally Satisfactory" for their hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building and management of food safety.