By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Cllr Danny Purton died last week. Photo: Harlow Council Tributes have poured in for a ‘passionate’ serving Harlow councillor who died last week. Councillor Danny Purton, a Labour councillor for the Mark Hall Ward, passed away on the night of Friday, April 30 following a short illness. Mr Purton was the council’s cabinet portfolio holder for environment and was first elected as a councillor for Mark Hall in February 2015 and was re-elected in May 2018. “We were all saddened to hear the news that Councillor Purton had passed away,” said Brian Keane, chief executive of the council.
Construction works has begun on a new accessible pathway linking Todd Brook to Netteswell Pond. The new 800 metre path will replace a current muddy and uneven route. The new path will run alongside Todd Brook behind Stony Wood and St Mark’s School connecting to an existing cycle track along Second Avenue. Currently the route is not accessible all year round particularly to residents with disabilities. Accessibility improvements around Netteswell Pond will also be made with a new path constructed around part of the pond and resurfacing works which will all link to two fully accessible fishing platforms. The works are expected to take around three weeks.