A RECORD amount of rubbish has been collected over the Brighton Pride weekend.

As more than 300,000 people descended on the city to celebrate, staff from Cityclean worked from 5am on Saturday until 2am on Monday to clean up after them.

More than 187 tonnes of rubbish was collected from the streets and litter bins which is 40 tonnes more than last year.

This equates to 19 dust-cart loads.

It was the busiest weekend of the year for the council’s refuse, recycling and street cleaning staff.

Temporary staff were employed to work over the weekend and additional rubbish bins installed along the route of the procession.

A team of street cleaners followed the procession to clear rubbish.

Councillor Gill Mitchell, chair of the environment committee, said: "This year’s Pride attracted around 300,000 visitors to Brighton & Hove – the most the city has ever seen.

"Our refuse and street cleaning teams were well prepared, providing more bins and ensuring enough staff were available to cope with the clean-up.

"Our street cleaners did a tremendous job working thought the night to ensure that this morning the city is clean again for residents and visitors."