DOZENS of Oldhamers came clean when challenged to name the council's new street cleaning 'litterati'.

Over 100 entries were submitted for the competition to christen the new vehicles.

Among the host of suggestions were Clean Elizabeth, Basil Brush, Street Wise, George Brush, Dustin Bieber and Sweep Caroline.

But it was Marie Rowe's Bruce Springclean and Phil Humphries Dustin Timberlake which were finally chosen to adorn the borough's cleanest, meanest grime-fighting duo.

The pair were officially unveiled on #OurDay, a 24-hour social media marathon which highlights the work of local public services.

Councillor Arooj Shah, Oldham Council’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “We’d like to congratulate Phil and Marie for coming up with the names, which will hopefully make a few people smile.

“We treated the competition as a bit of fun, but there is also a serious side to it.

“We wanted to raise awareness about the work our environmental team do - cleaning up our borough because people continue to drop litter, costing taxpayers every year.

“If people did their bit and put their waste in a street bin, or took it home with them, then Oldham would be a lot cleaner and greener, and recycling rates would increase.”

Recently Oldham Council agreed to invest an extra £600,000 into street cleaning annually.

They’re also encouraging residents to work with them and show they ‘Love Where They Live’.

To find out more about how you can do #yourbit and get involved go to www.oldham.gov.uk/cleanstreets.