Sam Fender gives £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to small music venues

Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesSam Fender won the Mercury Prize in his hometown of Newcastle last monthSam Fender has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust (MVT), which works to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.He…