A MASSIVE blitz is being held in the Upper Amman Valley in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour and clean up the streets.

A series of activities is being held until Saturday as part of the Cleaner, Greener, Safer Streets initiative.

Upper Brynaman, Cefnbrynbrain and Ystradowen will be targeted and residents are being urged to join in and help make their community a better place to live.

The project is the brainchild of Carmarthenshire County Council, with the Community Safety Partnership, the authority's technical services department and Dyfed Powys Police working together to try and stamp out anti-social behaviour and improve the environment.

The council's street scene division are sweeping roads, cutting grass, painting benches and planting flowers. Extra litter bins will be installed and new signs put up.

Children from Brynaman, Cefnbrynbrain and Ystradowen primary schools will be carrying out litter picks.

All three schools are registered with the council's eco schools programme and a special eco workshop will also be held at Cefnbrynbrain today (Wednesday).

Residents will be able to get rid of their rubbish for free during a waste amnesty being held in Ystradowen on Saturday between 8am and 10.30am.

Most household waste can be taken along to the collection point set up at the village recycling site including bulky waste items such as furniture and electrical goods.

Unwanted vehicles will be taken away free of charge as part of a county-wide vehicle amnesty in partnership with the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Environmental enforcement officers will be offering advice on litter, fly-tipping, graffiti and dog fouling and carrying out spot-checks to target unlicensed waste carriers.

Dyfed Powys Police will be stepping up patrols together with the council's community wardens to target anti-social behaviour hotspots including outside Brynamman cinema and in the park near Heol Y Gelynnen.