A television production company has cleaned up its mess by litter picking at a beach where it filmed an episode of Don't Tell the Bride.

Renegade Pictures filmed an episode of the reality show on Castle Cove Beach in Weymouth last month.

Residents were appalled to discover that hundreds of pieces of nylon confetti and plastic love hearts were left scattered on the beach – much of it ended up in the sea.

The production company has since issued an apology for the 'upset caused to the community' and has now gone one step further by paying for two beach cleans, organised by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Locals also got involved in the clean-up effort.

The first of these clean-ups happened yesterday, with the next one planned for this Friday from 3pm-5pm.

Steve Elsworth, chairman of the Friends of Castle Cove Beach, said: "Renegade Films has agreed to pay for two clean-ups of Castle Cove beach, and a survey of local beaches to be carried out after that.

"The film company is paying for the expertise of Dorset Wildlife Trust in surveying the ground, recommending when and where to do the survey, providing the equipment and the management of the project, and following up that the work has been done properly.

"It is costing them a fair amount of money, and they have apologised. They appear to be genuinely sorry, and they are taking action to clean up their mistake. It's what we asked for.

"The production company kept their word, paid for a beach clean and came down themselves from London to help.

"The general agreement is that we want to keep this beach only for public enjoyment, not for commercial activity or any other purpose. Renegade Productions did well."

Don't Tell The Bride is a popular TV show in which a couple is given money to organise their dream wedding with the groom making the decisions.

Bob Gowing, series producer at Renegade Pictures, said: "Our primary focus is ensuring that Castle Cove Beach is clean."

A spokesman for Dorset Wildlife Trust said: “We have been helping with the beach clean, as Portland Harbour is an important area for wildlife. We will continue to work with the production company, local community and landowners to monitor and clean the area.

"If anyone is thinking of planning a wedding, we would always recommend making any celebration as environmentally friendly as possible. There are lots of great ideas on the internet, from eco-friendly wedding favours, e-invites to using bird-seed as confetti.”

Paul Sherry, 62, from Weymouth, said: "I swim at Castle Cove and I sail here, now I'm picking up litter here.

"It's good that the company is down here because they are the guilty party. But it is a nice thing for them to do."