Ayrshire residents get hands dirty in bid to clean up the streets

Irvine Valley residents have been getting their hands dirty in a bid to clean up the streets.

Councillor Sally Cogley has praised those helping out with litter-picking efforts in Galston recently, which is expected to be the first of many.

Ms Cogley told Ayrshire Live: "Volunteers from Galston were out litter-picking recently, this was the first of the regular litter picks in the Irvine Valley.