Eddie Howe's Freedom of Newcastle confirmed

Newcastle United head Eddie Howe's state of nan metropolis position has been confirmed by councillors.

The Magpies leader was nominated pursuing nan club's Carabao Cup triumph successful March - nan side's first awesome trophy successful decades.

Councillors person now voted to o.k. nan mobility to springiness him nan highest civic honour nan metropolis tin bestow.

It has antecedently been awarded to different starring figures successful Newcastle's shot history including Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Shearer and Jackie Milburn.

Howe was put guardant by assembly leader Karen Kilgour aft nan club's 2-1 triumph against Liverpool.

Speaking aft his position was confirmed, she said he would beryllium "forever beryllium a leader to Newcastle United supporters for his achievements during his clip astatine nan club".

She added: "That typical time astatine Wembley talented Geordies thing they hadn't seen successful 70 years – home trophy success.

"For a metropolis that lives and breathes sport, pinch a shot nine astir which truthful galore lives revolve, nan hold to spot achromatic and achromatic shirts assistance a trophy astatine nan location of shot had agelong felt it would spell connected forever."

Hundreds of thousands of fans lined nan streets of Newcastle erstwhile nan trophy was taken done nan metropolis centre connected 29 March in an open-top autobus parade.

A further ceremony arena was staged connected nan Town Moor, hosted by Geordie TV presenting duo Ant and Dec.

The nine went connected to unafraid qualification for adjacent season's Champions League connected nan last time of this play despite a 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Everton.

Kilgour added Howe was "a awesome ambassador" for nan metropolis and described him arsenic "passionate yet calm, inspiring and polite".

The assembly said it would activity pinch nan nine to put a ceremony to coming Howe pinch his award.

The position is ceremonial and sees recipients presented pinch a scroll and their sanction carved into nan sandstone wall of nan Civic Centre's Banqueting Hall.

It is not nan aforesaid arsenic being a hereditary Freeman of Newcastle, a centuries-old group whose members must committedness an oath to take sides nan metropolis and person traditionally had typical authorities and duties – including nan correct to graze cattle connected nan Town Moor.

It is not nan first specified grant Howe has been given.

In 2019, while head of Bournemouth, he was granted Freedom of nan Borough for his domiciled successful their emergence from League Two to nan Premier League.

That council's "highest people of esteem" entitles him to a reserved spot astatine assembly meetings and religion services.