ELY: The Ridgeons Group is to end its eight-year sponsorship of the Eastern Counties League at the end of this season.

"Our league has enjoyed a very successful period of sponsorship by Ridgeons Group and we are extremely grateful to them for all their assistance. We understand the company's desire to explore alternative areas for sponsorship and we wish Ridgeons Group every success for the future," the club said in a statement.

A spokesman for Ridgeons said: "We would like to thank the league for being our sponsorship partner over the last eight years. We are very pleased with the level of awareness gained for our company during this association and hope the league continues to grow and have success. We wish all the teams the very best for the future."