Sign up to the free MyBury newsletter to get the best stories direct to your inbox An ex-soldier who served alongside Lee Rigby chased and caught a yob who stole a charity box from his pub.
Stewart Spensley spent 18 years in the Army and was a comrade of Drummer Rigby in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
He is now the landlord of the Two Tubs in Bury town centre and helps to raise money for the Lee Rigby Foundation, which was founded by Lee's parents Lyn and Ian after their son was murdered outside his barracks in London in 2013.
A donation box for the charity - which aims to support other Forces families - is kept behind the bar at the pub. READ MORE:Wife of United Utilities North West water boss dies on Spanish
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