A NORTH-EAST city has once again proved that it is a curry hotspot.

Earlier this year, Sunderland restaurateur Syed Miah won a regional curry competition, and now, 25 members of the Bangladeshi community have been awarded the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health basic food hygiene certificate.

They completed a course run by the city council's Health Promotion team and received their certificates from Mayor Ken Murray yesterday.

Demand for food hygiene training has been very high and another course has been arranged for next month.