Eddie Howe to be given Freedom of Newcastle

Eddie Howe volition beryllium awarded the state of the metropolis pursuing Newcastle United's historical Carabao Cup win.

The manager led Newcastle to a 2-1 triumph implicit Liverpool connected Sunday, securing the club's archetypal portion of large silverware since 1969.

He is present successful enactment to person the highest civic honour the metropolis tin bestow and 1 that has been awarded to legendary figures successful Newcastle's shot history- including Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Shearer and Jackie Milburn.

Meanwhile, Blyth-born Dan Burn had been nominated for the Freedom of Northumberland pursuing his antheral of the lucifer performance.

City assembly person Karen Kilgour told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she was "delighted" to nominate Howe.

"Generations of supporters person ne'er seen their beloved nine assistance a home trophy, and nether his enactment we each present person treasured memories of a genuinely unforgettable day," she said.

The honour is expected to beryllium formally confirmed astatine a afloat assembly gathering aboriginal this year.

On Monday, the person of Northumberland County Council Glen Sanderson said helium intended to nominate Burn for the Freedom of Northumberland aft the 32-year-old scored Newcastle's archetypal extremity astatine Wembley successful 25 years.

"It's a large triumph for the portion and the information a section lad from Blyth played specified a important portion of the travel is wonderful," helium added.

Celebrations are acceptable to proceed successful the metropolis with the nine announcing the day for an open-top autobus parade.

The Magpies issued a "save the date" for 29 March, aft the planetary break, to observe Sunday's Carabao Cup glory.

It is the club's archetypal large home trophy successful 70 years, with supporters expected to enactment the streets of Newcastle to ticker the squad parade the silverware.

The honours proceed to stack up for the winning side.

Northumberland National Park has announced it has temporarily renamed Elsdon Burn Walk, adjacent Elsdon, to "Big Dan Burn Walk".

Once the centre of defence successful the Border Reiver battles, a spokesperson said it "seems similar a fitting spot to people Dan's and the full teams' heroic achievements".

"Northumberland National Park is simply a spot arsenic expansive and expansive arsenic Dan himself," they added, successful a motion to the player's 6ft 6in (1.98m) height.

Meanwhile, Burn's erstwhile PE teacher Dan Kennerley, of The Blyth Academy, has recreated the player's goal.

Mr Kennerley went to Wembley to ticker Newcastle United assistance the trophy, earlier travelling backmost connected Sunday nighttime for schoolhouse the pursuing morning.

He told BBC Look North: "It was destiny - everyone thought helium was going to people and erstwhile helium enactment that header in, it was similar the extortion conscionable lifted off".