STREET cleaners have picked up 120 tonnes of rubbish from the streets of Brighton and Hove after the city welcomed more than 200,000 Pride revellers over the weekend.

Brighton and Hove City Council’s street cleaning teams cleared tonnes of rubbish from Preston Park, St James’s Street area and along the city centre parade route following Brighton Pride 2015 anniversary celebrations over the weekend.

The council has said as well as the council’s own events and seafront teams, staff throughout the organisation provided support for the event, from children’s services which set up outreach support for young people, to transport which managed the road network.

The event, which brings more than £13 million to the city economy annually, attracted huge global interest with LGBT travel journalists from around the world including Brazil, USA and Germany being welcomed to the city by the council’s tourism arm VisitBrighton.

Hundreds of volunteers assisted with the running of the weekend-long with celebration St John Ambulance alone providing more than 100 volunteers to give medical care throughout the weekend during their 16th year working with Brighton Pride.

Deputy leader of the council Gill Mitchell, said: “It was a fantastic 25th Pride, probably the best ever and I’d like to thank the event organisers Pride CIC, Sussex Police, partners and volunteers who acted quickly and calmly to reschedule the parade.

“The fact that Pride has survived and grown in such a positive way, harnessing the goodwill of so many people, is testament to the efforts of those involved who work so hard to make this event a success year on year.”

Acting chief executive Geoff Raw said: “This is a great example of a community led event that brings enjoyment and economic benefits as well as showcasing Brighton and Hove as a city of fairness and equality.

“We’re proud to play a part in enabling the enthusiasm, creativity and desire to work together that makes Pride in Brighton and Hove such a success.”