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BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'He always scored against Sunderland'
Throughout Friday, we are revealing who former Newcastle defender John Anderson has selected in his list of the Magpies' five most underrated players of the 21st third place is Shola Ameobi. Raised in the Fenham area of the city, the striker made just shy of 400 appearances for the St James' Park club between 2000 and 2014, scoring 79 goals."He was a young boy when he came into the side and it was really difficult when you look at who he was playing alongside and who he was trying to replace," Anderson told BBC Radio Newcastle."He scored huge goals in Europe - and always scored against Sunderland."He took some harsh criticism here. He played an awful lot of games and probably should have scored more than he did, but he never left anything on the pitch and always worked his socks off."And second place goes to Sean Longstaff. It looks like the midfielder's time at his boyhood club could be coming to an end, but he has made 214 appearances after making his debut in 2018."It is always difficult when you are a homegrown lad because the expectations are always a little bit higher," Anderson said."He got into the side and was steady - won the ball and kept it moving. There was nothing flashy about him but can be relied upon to do a job."I don't think anyone can argue that Longstaff hasn't had a fair amount of criticism - but I think he has been there when we needed him."Come back later to see who Anderson has at the top of his to BBC Radio Newcastle's top-five special on underrated playersAnd access top-five shows on managers, centre-backs and hardmen here
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Drug recovery hub in Newcastle library hailed a success
A controversial decision to open an addiction recovery centre in a library has been hailed a major success. Newcastle City Council announced its decision to open the drug and alcohol addiction recovery hub at Fenham Library in than 3,000 people signed a petition opposing the project over fears local children would not be safe and claimed the community was not properly Labour councillor Joyce McCarty, who represents the Wingrove ward, said the concerns raised had been unfounded and the council had not received any complaints about the hub. "I think the investment in Fenham Library has been really successful," she said. "At the time, there were quite a lot of concerns in the community but putting the substance misuse service in the community is exactly where it ought to be."It has not been a problem at all." The hub offers services including counselling, peer support groups, and help for young people affected by substance misuse, according to the Local Democracy Reporting does not offer a needle public health director for Newcastle and Gateshead, Alice Wiseman, said the decision to open the rehabilitation centre in the library was "really brave and the right decision to make". "They enable the community to thrive and to tackle the issue of stigma at the same time," she said. Follow BBC Newcastle on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
