'He showed me the ropes': Tributes to ex-councillor who has died after cancer battle
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Tributes have been paid to a former Willenhall councillor and dedicated ‘stalwart’ of the Labour Party who has died
Father-of-two Gareth Illmann-Walker, who represented the Willenhall North for four years from May 2011, died last month after a long battle with cancer.