Bush Fair councillor Eleanor Macy tonight chaired Harlow Council's consultation meeting at the Civic Centre, to ask residents for their views about what the council's policy should be on ball games in residential areas. Mark Hall councillor Lesley Rideout, and Staple Tye councillors Su Lawton and Lorna Spenceley also attended.

The meeting was addressed by Paul Anderson and Marysia Rudgley, from Harlow Council's community safety team, who were joined by representatives from the police and the Primary Care Trust.

Residents had the chance to ask questions before getting into smaller groups to consider ball games issues and possible solutions. Cllr Macy informed the meeting that the council would involve every local school in considering the question of ball games, before reaching a conclusion.