THE world of West Lancs local politics has been stunned this week following the sudden death of Councillor Sally Keegan.
I found out this week and suffice it to say I, like many others, was genuinely shocked and upset by the news on a personal level.
I'd met Sally a few times and she was always warm, kind-hearted, vivacious and funny. In fact, she was the first councillor to congratulate me after the birth of my daughter in September.
I've spoken to many of her colleagues who have happy memories of Sally, saying she was a passionate socialist, a committed Labour Party member, trade unionist and a real advocate of women's rights.
She was also a real fighter for the people that she represented in Tanhouse. It's a real shame because she was only elected in May but was already proving herself to be everything a good local councillor should be - committed, energetic and have the ability to get results.
As Rosie Cooper MP says in her tribute which will appear in tomorrow's Advertiser: "The world and West Lancs need more Sallys."
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