Fire that ravaged convenience store 'was arson'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Firefighters had to "rip the shutters off" to tackle the blaze, an eyewitness says.
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Fire that ravaged convenience store 'was arson'published at 16:54 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
Essex wicketkeeper Wheater signs new dealpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
15:32 BST 9 September 2020Essex wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Wheater signs a contract extension to stay with the Bob Willis Trophy finalists until 2022.
Read MoreSheep and goats dash through zoo after 'holiday'published at 06:31 British Summer Time 9 September 2020
06:31 BST 9 September 2020While closed, keepers took advantage of an empty park to cut down an hour's job to seven minutes.
Read MoreFans return in first competitive pilotpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
22:23 BST 8 September 2020Fans attend elite competitive football in the UK for the first time since March as Cambridge beat Fulham U21s in the EFL Trophy.
Read MoreBob Willis Trophy day three round-uppublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
20:26 BST 8 September 2020Ian Bell is out 10 short of a century in his last game in first-class cricket, while Essex each the Bob Willis Trophy final.
Read MoreDrug dealers' manslaughter sentences reducedpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
19:37 BST 8 September 2020Judges have cut the sentences of Kyle Sullivan and a 17-year-old who stabbed Lee Evans to death.
Read MoreBob Willis Trophy: Somerset reach final - day four as it happenedpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
18:26 BST 8 September 2020Relive the final day of the last round of Bob Willis Trophy group matches as Somerset reach the final, and Yorkshire, Lancashire and Surrey also win.
Read MoreListen: T20 Blast commentariespublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
16:40 BST 8 September 2020Listen to BBC local radio commentary from seven T20 Blast games.
Read MoreEssex beat Middlesex to make finalpublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 8 September 2020
14:22 BST 8 September 2020Essex reach the final of the Bob Willis Trophy after beating Middlesex by nine wickets on the third morning at Chelmsford.
Read MoreBob Willis Trophy day two round-uppublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2020
19:56 BST 7 September 2020Surrey skipper Rory Burns makes his first century of 2020 in the Bob Willis Trophy as Essex and Somerset edge nearer a Lord's final.
Read MoreBob Willis Trophy - Bell out for 90 in last first-class innings after Essex win, radio & textpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 7 September 2020
18:54 BST 7 September 2020Follow live text and BBC Radio commentary from the third day of the final round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures.
Read MoreEssex close on Bob Willis Trophy finalpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 7 September 2020
18:07 BST 7 September 2020Aaron Beard topples the Middlesex top order after Adam Wheater's chanceless 83 not out puts Essex on course for the Bob Willis Trophy final.
Read MoreFootballer who lost 7st in lockdown nets hat-trickpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 7 September 2020
16:43 BST 7 September 2020Kieran Amos "ballooned" to 21st before a weight loss challenge and had not played for seven years.
Read MoreVeterans Stevens and Bell star in Trophypublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 6 September 2020
19:42 BST 6 September 2020Ian Bell hits 50 in his final first-class game and Darren Stevens, six years his senior, takes five wickets but Gloucestershire-Northants is abandoned over Covid fears.
Read MoreSeamer Cook keeps Essex hopes alivepublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 6 September 2020
18:32 BST 6 September 2020Sam Cook stars as Essex's Bob Willis Trophy final hopes remain on track with 15 wickets falling on day one against Middlesex.
Read MoreBob Willis Trophy: Burns hits century for Surrey - radio & textpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2020
18:20 BST 6 September 2020Follow live text and BBC local radio commentary from the second day of the final round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures.
Read MoreBell-Drummond smashes 81 to lead Kent to victorypublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 6 September 2020
18:10 BST 6 September 2020Watch some of the best shots as Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond smashes 81 off 45 balls to lead them to a 29-run win over Essex in the T20 Blast.
Read MoreFoakes leads Surrey to win over Middlesexpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 5 September 2020
21:41 BST 5 September 2020Ben Foakes steers Surrey to a six-wicket win over Middlesex in the T20 Blast, while holders Essex remain winless.
Read MoreReading 3-1 Colchester Unitedpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 5 September 2020
17:52 BST 5 September 2020Lucas Joao scores a hat-trick as Championship side Reading cruise past League Two Colchester United in the Carabao Cup.
Read MoreGillingham 1-0 Southend Unitedpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 5 September 2020
15:16 BST 5 September 2020Gillingham progressed to Carabao Cup second round for the first time since 2016 with victory over Southend United.
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