A builder's backside, a swan on a roundabout, a neighbour not returning a piece of DIY equipment and a couple kissing on a park bench.

These are among the antisocial behaviour call-outs Braintree Police attended in the last year.

They were revealed by Chief Inspector Richard Melton, district commander for Braintree, as he told a public meeting that his officers would respond to far fewer antisocial behaviour incidents.

He said 97 per cent of antisocial behaviour calls were seen as medium to low risk of threat or harm to people.

See the Braintree Times and tomorrow's Halstead Gazette for the full story.