TOWNS across Carmarthenshire will be improved by the council over the autumn.

Carmarthenshire County Council has launched its Tidying Our Towns project which will see a dedicated team appointed to carry out a range of tasks above and beyond the typical cleansing work carried out to help keep towns and high streets tidy and improve the look of town centres including Ammanford, Carmarthen and Llanelli.

Some of the jobs includes weed removal and spraying, maintenance of planters, painting and jet washing.

Cllr Edward Thomas, cabinet member for transport, waste and infrastructure services, said: “The introduction of this specialist cleansing team will greatly improve the look of our town centres, enabling us to expand upon the duties that our cleansing teams usually carry out. The programme of works will focus on our main town centres as well as rural towns through a programme of pre-arranged work.”

The work will initially be carried out in a pre-arranged programme in the three main town centres as well as rural towns and there will be opportunities for the communities to have a say in the location and type of work set to take place as the programme progresses.

There will also be a number of projects carried out by the Shared Prosperity Place Anchor which will aim to improve town centres and high streets including further work to tidy the towns, events support and vacant property funding to address the ongoing challenges faced by town centres and high streets across Carmarthenshire.

There will also be an introduction of street furniture and painting existing assets, planting and working with property owners to enhance frontages through cleansing and painting.

Cllr Hazel Evans, cabinet member for regeneration, leisure, culture and tourism, said: “The introduction of these projects will help to improve the look of town centres throughout Carmarthenshire as a result of partnership working with businesses which will include bringing empty properties back into use.”

Anyone interested in joining the Tidying Towns team can visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/jobs and for more information on Carmarthenshire projects funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/business/uk-shared-prosperity-fund