A tonne of rubbish has been cleared from a local beauty spot as part of a national clean-up effort.
College students, school pupils, young offenders and local volunteers took a day to clear the litter as they helped launched a Keep Wales Tidy campaign.
The team cleared the rubbish along the Darran Valley cycle track to help launch the Keep Wales Tidy Valleys Spring Clean campaign.
Volunteers helped with litter picking, dog fouling awareness raising and enforcement, fly-tipping removal, street cleansing, chewing gum removal and flower planting.
Councillor Lyn Ackerman, cabinet member for the environment said: “I am so pleased that so many people came along to get involved in this clean up day.
“We want people to be proud of the environment in which they live, and by taking part in clear up operations such as this, we can work to make our county borough an even cleaner and greener place to live, work and visit.”
Welsh actor Boyd Clack, of Satellite City fame, and his writing partner Kirsten Jones, were also on hand to show their support.
Boyd said: “Our Valleys are blessed with beautiful countryside – be proud of your area and please look after the environment. Thanks to all those who have done their bit this week to help make our area an even more pleasant place.”
Offenders from the Wales Probation Trust who are taking part in Community Payback as part of their punishment also came along to the event in their high visibility orange jackets to help take part in the clean up day, as did volunteers from Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity.