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May 17, 2025

MUSICAL 'ICON' TO BECOME COUNCIL'S YOUNGEST FREEMAN

- By AUSTEN SHAKESPEARE Local Democracy Reporter

THREE-TIME Brit Award winner and local musical sensation Sam Fender is to be officially bestowed with North Tyneside Council's highest honour.

Councillors across the political spectrum voted unanimously tonight to confer the Freedom of the Borough of North Tyneside to the North Shields born international music star Sam Fender.

The singer-songwriter was nominated back in January by Tory councillors who praised Fender’s music and philanthropy.

The nomination read: “Sam Fender is more than just a musician - he is a cultural ambassador for North Tyneside.

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