Your story on the recent Radio 1 Dance Party in Brighton (Argus, August 14) looks only at negatives - the aftermath of what was a very successful event for all those who took part.

Brighton has an enviable reputation as a tourist resort that attracts visitors in their thousand to its events, who spend millions in shops, restaurants and bars, which in turn employ thousands of local residents.

As the Place to Be, Brighton and Hove have to deal with the enormous amount of refuse and litter inevitably left behind after large events are staged.

We do plan for and make every effort to ensure the clean-up is carried out as quickly as humanly possible.

More than 20,000 attended the party. Brighton and Hove Council and Sita worked together to ensure they were geared up and in fact hired extra agency staff for the job.

Sadly, Sita was let down when many agency staff failed to show up for work at the agreed time. Added to that, the scale of the event and the debris, particularly broken glass, meant the clean-up operation was much more extensive than envisaged.

The council is extremely disappointed the people of Brighton and Hove and the visitors who came to enjoy the seafront the following day were let down as a consequence.

We do not want this to happen again and will make every effort to ensure it does not.

-Sarah Tanburn, strategic director for culture and regeneration, Brighton and Hove Council