Cllr Frances Mason passed away in the early hours Saturday, December 5. The 62-year-old was first elected to the district council in December 2018 and won re-election to serve Toddbrook in May of last year. The Labour councillor also worked on the Essex Police and Crime panel, Harlow Occupational Health Service, the Safer Harlow Partnership and was a member of the welfare panel. A spokesperson for Harlow Labour said: “Frances was a formidable intellect, a campaigner for equality and fairness, detailed in her approach and an unsurpassed hard worker. She had a great sense of humour. She was kind and her compassion shone through in everything she did.