NEWMARKET Town have become the first team to clinch promotion from Division One of the Ridgeons League this season.A hat-trick by Richard Gammon saw the long-time leaders cruise to a 4-0 victory at home to Long Melford on Saturday to ensure a return to the Premier Division after an absence of just one season.

NEWMARKET Town have become the first team to clinch promotion from Division One of the Ridgeons League this season.

A hat-trick by Richard Gammon saw the long-time leaders cruise to a 4-0 victory at home to Long Melford on Saturday to ensure a return to the Premier Division after an absence of just one season.

Hadleigh United can mathematically confirm promotion if they defeat Ipswich Wanderers at the Millfield on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon.

FC Clacton's promotion challenge continued to falter as they were thrashed 6-2 at Diss Town for whom Danny Partridge netted a hat-trick.