Cockroaches and mice were found at two branches of a well-known Manchester fastfood chain, with council chiefs hitting owners with hefty fines totaling nearly £13,000.

Bosses at Abdul’s outlets in Levenshulme and Rusholme were fined after town hall chiefs discovered filthy conditions and infestations of vermin and insects.

Abdul Ghaffar is the sole proprietor of Abdul’s Levenshulme, at 998 Stockport Road – and director of Bolton-based Express Fast Food Limited, which runs the Rusholme branch on the famous Curry Mile.

After a member of the public complained to the council, food safety officers inspected the Levenshulme eatery and discovered evidence of a cockroach and mouse infestation.

The takeaway did not have a pest control contract in place.

Council bosses said the pest problem posed an immediate food safety risk and the takeaway was voluntarily closed.