Many readers will know that Brent's Liberal Democrats are determined to make our streets cleaner than they ever were when Labour ran the council, and I am sure that readers will welcome the news that local streets are cleaner than ever, according to official figures.

Newly-released results from independent assessors Capital Standards/ENCAMS show that local streets have got much cleaner in the year since the council's new, first-class, waste and street-cleaning service was introduced.

The survey gave the borough a 78.7 per cent score for street-cleanliness - an improvement of more than ten per cent since April last year.

Inspectors found that, in particular, the amount of both litter and fly-tipping had gone down markedly.

The improvement is thanks to the Liberal Democrat led council's decision to invest an extra £2.1m a year from April 2007 to fund first-class street cleaning and recycling services.

This shows that the decision to provide a first-class service is paying off. Most people will have noticed how much tidier the borough's streets are looking, and we are continuing to make improvements all the time. However, we welcome any feedback from residents if hiccups occur or there are ways the service can be improved still further.

I urge any of your readers who would like to help make Brent even better to e-mail me at cllr.daniel.brown@brent.gov.uk Cllr Daniel Brown
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Brent Council