CAERPHILLY has some of the cleanest streets in Wales, according to a new Local Government Wales report.

The report, conducted between March 2006 and 2007, revealed that Caerphilly has the second cleanest streets in Wales with 98.8 percent of streets getting the stamp of approval.

Carmarthenshire came top of the bill with 99.9 percent of streets meeting clean targets, and Newport closely followed coming in third cleanest at 98.2 percent.

Monmouthshire came fifth with 97.2 percent, and Torfaen came tenth with 95.5 percent.

A spokesman for Caerphilly Council said: "The findings reflect our commitment to improving the living environment.

"The council invest heavily in keeping our streets cleaner and greener and over recent years we have seen a marked improvement in the cleanliness of our communities."

He added: "Unfortunately we still face a daily battle against an inconsiderate minority who litter our streets and cause other problems such as vandalism and fly tipping, but we will continue with our efforts and build on this success in the future."

The officials also placed Blaenau Gwent at the bottom of the list of 22 local authorities, stating 75.7 percent of assessed streets were approved as clean.

But a Blaenau Gwent council spokesman said there had been an inconsistency in the statistics the council put forward when the report was published. He said their performance actually ranks at over 90 percent.