Council row erupts after woman gates off 'public alleyway' with £4k driveway

Council row erupts after woman gates off 'public alleyway' with £4k driveway

A woman in Clacton-on-Sea is locked in a bitter dispute with Essex County Council after spending £4,000 to build a driveway over what officials claim is a public alleyway.Angela Ward, 56, has been ordered to remove gates and structures blocking the path beside her home, which the council insists must remain open to the public.Ward maintains the alleyway is part of her property deeds and took action to seal it off after discovering it had become …