Essex Live: News from around the county

Summary

Updates for Thursday 13 April 2017
Fuel tankers destroyed by fire on industrial estate
Alastair Cook back from injury for Essex
Search for descendents of war soldiers after 'dog tag' find

Live Reporting

Weather: Cooler with a northerly breezepublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 10 April 2017
BBC Weather
Hopefully you made the most of the summer temperatures over the weekend, but alas they're not set to continue.
Today we're back to normal - much cooler with a cold front bringing some chillier air through, with a top temperature of about 13C (55F).
It will be mostly bright this morning, but turning cloudier in the afternoon with some isolated showers.
You can get more at BBC Weather .
Investigation into fire that destroyed eight beach hutspublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 10 April 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
An investigation's under way in to a fire which completely destroyed eight beach huts and severely damaged two others in West Mersea.
It happened in the early hours of Sunday off Empress Avenue.
Police and fire officers are trying to establish how the blaze started.
Gas cylinders were found inside some of the huts.
Owners who had lost precious possessions have reported several vandal attacks in the past.
Welcome to live coverage for Essex in a new weekpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 10 April 2017
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Hello and welcome to Monday's Essex Live and a new week.
We're here throughout the day, bringing you the latest news from across the county. But you are our eyes and ears so if you want to share your news with us click the "Get involved" button at the top of the page to get in touch.
Georgina Burnett will be here shortly with the forecast and it's a chilly start to the day with a cooling northerly breeze so the weekend warmth is not likely to be repeated.
Davies century helps Lancs close on winpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 9 April 2017
Alex Davies makes his maiden first-class ton to help Lancashire close in on victory against Essex on day three at Chelmsford
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Beach huts destroyed in seafront firepublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 9 April 2017
The fire service says it was called to Mersea Island in Essex in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Anderson helps Lancashire take controlpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
England bowler James Anderson takes 3-56 as Lancashire bowl out Essex for 159 to end day two with a 274-run lead.
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Charlton Athletic 2-1 Southend Unitedpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
Southend's League One play-off ambitions take a blow after a defeat by struggling Charlton at The Valley.
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Braintree Town 1-2 Dover Athleticpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
Dover Athletic boost their hopes of a play-off place with a last-minute winner against Braintree.
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Colchester United 4-0 Stevenagepublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 8 April 2017
A superb first-half display gives Colchester a thumping 4-0 victory over fellow League Two play-off hopefuls Stevenage.
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Runs for Hameed in solid Lancs startpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
England's Haseeb Hameed shrugs off injury to make 47 for Lancashire in their Championship season opener against Essex.
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Essex v Lancashirepublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 7 April 2017
Listen to BBC Essex commentary from the opening day of the County Championship as Essex host Lancashire.
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