A Kemp Town cafe owner has been fined £6,000 by magistrates after breaching food hygiene regulations.

Timothy Davies, who runs Naff Caff, in Upper St James Street, Brighton, admitted three offences under the Food Safety Act, during a hearing at Brighton Magistrates Court.

Len Batten, prosecuting for Brighton and Hove City Council, told the court that when an environmental health officer visited the cafe in October, he found the state of the premises was unsatisfactory.

The floors and walls were covered with accumulations of grease coated food debris, dust and dirt.

Inside a fridge, the surfaces were covered in food debris and mushroom compost. Another fridge had dried spillages which had not been cleaned away.

Mr Davies had also failed to ensure adequate food safety procedures were reviewed and implemented.

In addition to the fine, Mr Davies was also ordered to pay £1,380 costs.