Essex Live: News from around the county

Summary

Updates for Friday, 31 March, 2017
Teenager jailed for killing two passengers in his car at Christmas
Shopkeeper to sell shop after fraud bid
Police find large cannabis factory
Weather: Mostly bright and just the outside chance of a shower

Live Reporting

Liver surgery apparatus campaign gets £2,500 boostpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A campaign for a specialist machine to assist keyhole liver surgery at Broomfield Hospital has received a boost of £2,500 from the Rotary Club of Chelmer Bridge.
Laparoscopic liver retractors are designed for surgery on overweight and obese patients but can equally be used on patients with normal size livers.
Image source, Rotary Club of Chelmer Bridge
The funds came predominantly from The New Year's Day Concert performed by the Essex Young People's Orchestra at Chelmsford Cathedral, which is one of the group's annual events.
Football: Cup final fever hits senior teamspublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
BBC Sport
East Thurrock United, external take on Chelmsford City, external in the BBC Essex Senior Cup Final tonight and the Clarets team and staff are looking forward to a good night out...
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Life-saving equipment available at town hallpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A new life-saving defibrillator machine is now provided at the town hall in Clacton.
Image source, First Responders
The machine has been provided by the Holland and Clacton First Responders and paid for by Clacton Carnival Association from the street procession collections.
Free Heartstart cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, external is to be given to anyone who would like it, especially those living or working in the vicinity of the town hall, and that will be getting under way every morning from Monday 24 April to Friday 28 April.
Watch: Seaside arcade owners not happy about new 12-sided £1 coin published at 09:52 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Chris Flynn
BBC Essex
A new £1 coin goes into circulation today.
The new 12-sided coin with gold and silver coloured sections has been minted to cut down counterfeiting.
But many amusement arcade owners, like Martin Richardson of the Happidrome at Southend, are not happy.
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Fire victim, 11, was trying to save petspublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
East Anglian Daily Times
Here is the front page of today's Essex edition of the East Anglian Daily Times, external :
Image source, Archant
Specialist firm takes over safety work on pier funfair ridespublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Every ride on Clacton Pier, external is to be checked over for compliance with safety regulations before the new season starts at the resort by a specialist firm from Denmark.
Mobaro Park had been brought in to deliver high-quality operations, maintenance and all-round procedures for 2017, pier director Billy Ball said.
Image source, Clacton Pier
"This new partnership will enable us to streamline our daily checks so that key staff can maintain our safety-first, fun-next approach," he said.
Euromillions winner saves rock festivalpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
A Haverhill businessman, who won £148m on the Euromillions draw with his wife five years ago, has given the Cambridge Rock Festival, external a new lease of life.
Adrian Bayford (pictured with his wife Gillian, from whom he has since separated) is hosting the festival in the grounds of his home at Horseheath, Cambridgeshire.
Festival founder Dave Roberts said it was an expansion of Mr Bayford's musical interest: "I know Adrian would like to do lots of things with his estate and great, he's a lovely fellow, and absolutely into his music.
"He has come to us with love of music so the two have kind of knitted together."
PC brought up in Braintree injured in Westminster terror attack published at 08:31 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Samantha Dalton
BBC Essex
A police officer brought up in Braintree is believed to have suffered two broken legs and a broken arm during the terror incident on Westminster Bridge six days ago.
PC Kris Aves, 35, had just received an award for helping families deal with the impact of crime and was returning from the commendation ceremony.
Image source, Melissa Prior / Facebook
He is now in a London hospital recovering with his family at the bedside.
He was among a group of police award winners walking over Westminster Bridge when Khalid Masood drove into pedestrians at more than 70mph in a four-wheel drive car.
Friends have described PC Aves on social media as a "top bloke" and have wished him a speedy recovery.
His family has requested privacy to allow him time to recuperate from injuries described as "life-changing".
Sunny spells followed by showerspublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Kate Kinsella
BBC Look East weather
Another misty and murky start to the day.
It'll brighten up later, with some sunny spells followed by showers.
Feeling warm, with temperatures reaching 17C (62F).
Good morning and welcome again to Essex Livepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Hello and welcome to Tuesday's Essex Live on a murky and foggy morning as our BBC Weather Watcher's picture from earlier this morning shows.
Between now and 18:00, the team here will bring you the news, sport, travel and weather updates as we get them.
Image source, OSJ
Here are some of the stories we'll be looking at:
- Police officer brought up in Braintree was among Westminster Bridge victims of the London terror attack
- Slight delays to flights at Stansted and Southend are easing as fog lifts
If there's anything you wish to share with us you can contact us on email , Facebook, external or Twitter, external .
Kate Kinsella will be along shortly to tell us how the weather will develop later today.
City-based Twenty20 to 'rival IPL'published at 07:24 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
English cricket's new eight-team, city-based Twenty20 tournament moves a step closer as the ECB reveals further details.
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MPs deny foreign aid cash being 'wasted'published at 01:08 British Summer Time 28 March 2017
A committee says money should be allocated "on evidence rather than media coverage".
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Flawed nuclear tender sees £100m payoutpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Two firms which lost out on decommissioning 12 nuclear sites will get £97.5m compensation.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
That's it from the Essex Live team today so goodbye.
We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow, bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather updates as they happen.
These are a few of the stories we've covered today:
- Hospital to pay more than £5m damages over 'negligence claim'
- Candle fire deaths of mother and daughter ruled 'accidents'
- Woman raped in graveyard behind arts centre
If there's anything happening that you'd like us to know about overnight, you can contact us via email , Facebook, external or Twitter, external .
Tuesday's non-league footballpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Listen to BBC local radio commentaries from the National League, National League North and BBC Essex Senior Cup Final.
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Mum and daughter fire deaths accidentalpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
A house blaze which Alina Kordaszewska and 11-year-old Emilia was an accident, coroner says.
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Tuesday will be warm, sunny and wetpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Julie Reinger
BBC Look East weather
It should remain dry tonight, with some mist and fog , and a patchy frost.
Temperatures falling to 3C (37F).
The mist and fog will clear more quickly tomorrow than it did today. We'll then see some sunny spells but also some showers which could turn heavy and thundery.
Top temperatures, in the sunshine, could reach 20C (68F).
Click on BBC Weather to find a more detailed forecast for where you live.
Future of water-damaged Venetian bridge at resort discussedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
The future of Clacton's 103-year-old Venetian Bridge is up for discussion after part of the structure crumbled away in July 2014.
Tendring District Council, external appointed engineering consultants for expert advice and then went out to tender for firms to bid to carry out repairs after an investigation revealed the extent of erosion.
Image source, Tendring District Council
The top deck of the bridge was not waterproof and moisture got in to the structure over a long period of time corroding the reinforcements.
Emergency props were put in place under the arch as a precautionary measure and remain today.
Repairs identiified as needed during the investigation have proved costly.
The council has decided to consider a number of options in a report due to be discussed by the council's Cabinet in the coming weeks.
Nick Turner, cabinet member for commercialisation, seafronts and parking, said the aim is to look at the most cost-effective way of achieving the repairs "and, if possible, improve the offer in that area".
Man stabbed in cemeterypublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Kate Arkell
BBC Radio Suffolk
A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in a cemetery in Sudbury.
Police were called to the site off Newton Road in the town, at 10:45 this morning.
His injuries, believed to be a single stab wound, aren't thought to be life-threatening.
Hospital to pay more than £5m damages over 'negligence claim' published at 17:06 British Summer Time 27 March 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A girl born severely disabled at Basildon Hospital , external has won a compensation and care package worth more than £5m.
The youngster was left facing a lifetime of disability after her brain was starved of oxygen in the moments leading up to her birth in 2009.
Image source, PA
A trial was due to begin today at the High Court in London but after late negotiations, the family and NHS agreed to settle the case.
The girl's family accused the hospital of "negligence" by failing to monitor her heart while still in the womb.
She will be confined to a wheelchair for life and suffers additional problems with movement and communication.
The compensation, approved by a judge today, will see her receive £5.3m immediately, with annual payments to cover the cost of her care for the rest of her life.
The judge ordered that no details should be given that might identify the girl or her family.