Pub's £2,000 charity pledge

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Thursday, January 31, 2013
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A COMMUNITY pub last night presented £2,000 to the Douglas Macmillan Hospice in memory of its popular landlord who died of cancer.

The cash – raised at the Furlong in Tunstall – was the annual proceeds of its monthly quiz and a pantomime held at Christmas.

  1. TRIBUTE: Former pub landlord Mick Webb.

    TRIBUTE: Former pub landlord Mick Webb.

Father-of-four Mick Webb, aged 54, died in September after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

His widow, Jackie, who is the licensee, handed over the cheque before this month's quiz and said: "The Douglas Macmillan was fantastic with Mick. Their nurses came out to him at home and were wonderful."

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Landlord Ian Prescott added: "They showed such tender, loving care for Mick so we wanted to say a big thank-you."

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