Pembrokeshire County Council has been named as the cleanest unitary authority in England and Wales.
The county came top in a Sunday Times report comparing councils in England and Wales for standards of cleanliness and repairs. The article used data provided by the Audit Commission.
Pembrokeshire topped the league table created by ranking every council on its performance in everyday services affecting the local environment.
The newspaper judged Pembrokeshire alongside 136 unitary authorities, metropolitan and London boroughs on eight categories relevant to the local environment and placed them in rank order for each.
Their average rank was then calculated to determine the overall best and worst performers.
Criteria included household rubbish collections, fly-tipping and the state of road repair.
Pembrokeshire County Council missed only three rubbish collections per 100,000 compared to the Welsh average of 122, fly-tipping was removed in 1.6 days (Welsh average 2.6) and 82 per cent of dangerously damaged roads were repaired within 24 hours (91 per cent).
Clr. Maurice Hughes, leader of Pembrokeshire County Council, warmly welcomed the Sunday Times report and congratulated the authority's workforce.
He said: "Yet again comparisons with other local authorities show Pembrokeshire in a favourable light, even though we have one of the lowest Council Tax rates in England and Wales.
"This is another example of the first rate services delivered to the council taxpayers of the county and vindicates the way in which the authority is run."