Eileen Kershaw, mother of radio DJs Liz and Andy Kershaw and a stalwart of local politics, has died aged 85

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Eileen Kershaw, mother of radio DJs and broadcasters Liz and Andy Kershaw, and a stalwart of local politics in and around Rochdale, has died aged 85.

Passionate and forthright, the former teacher was first elected as a Labour councillor in 1964 to represent Balderstone on the old Rochdale county borough council.

She went on to serve for 33 years on Whitworth town council, Rossendale council and Lancashire county council. BBC Six Music host Liz announced her mum’s death on Twitter writing: “I posted this photo of me and my Mum in October and got so many lovely messages from you. “Just got a call out of the blue to say she has gone. “She was very frail but still a shock.