Macclesfield Oriana Choir is set to perform its Christmas show with music from Handel's Messiah and Puccini's Messa di Gloria.

The group will be singing at Macclesfield Methodist Church on Westminster Road on Saturday, December 4, at 7.30pm.

Tickets, priced £10, are available from Fraser's Travel on Church Street, from any member of the choir or by calling 01625 424215. Refreshments are included.

One of the town's newest choirs will be singing at St Paul's Church on Glegg Street on Friday, December 3, at 7.30pm.

Macclesfield Afternoon Community Choir (MACC) will be joining forces with its Knutsford counterpart - WAKS Lyrical - for a Christmas show.

Tickets cost £6 for adults and £4 for children under 18. They can be bought from choir members, from St Paul's between 2.30pm and 4pm on Thursdays or by calling 01625 269721. Refreshments are included.