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Gateway 97.8: Our Local Radio
Welcome to our website! We're Gateway 97.8 - your local radio station for Basildon and East Thurrock. We've been serving this community since 2007; covering local elections, local news, local events and holding local politicians to account. You can rely on Gateway 97.8 to keep you informed and entertained!
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Basildon News
Community invited to St. Luke’s Hospice Garden Party
St. Luke’s Hospice launches ‘Caring Together’ campaign to unite community behind local hospice care
St Luke’s Garden Party
Rare Productions holding auditions for We Will Rock You
The Mayor of Basildon visits Gateway 97.8
Local author publishes new book
Lennox Children Cancer Fund putting on show at Towngate Theatre
Listen: local mental health in the trades report
Local author publishes guide for autistic teenagers
Latest Show Blogs
Listen: Men’s Health Week
Author publishes new book
BOSP is awarded ‘Exceptional’ by Ofsted in every category!
Lee Mead to star in Barnum in Southend
Are carers being ignored and overlooked by society?
Essex ‘golden girl’ named charity’s oldest cat for Mature Moggies Day
National Lottery undergoing it’s biggest change in 30 years
F1 update – Monaco GP
Smile Month report reveals Brits skipping brushing and self-diagnosing with AI
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BBC Essex News: Man jailed after protest outside asylum hotel
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Entertainment
Sky News: Trailblazing investigative reporter Roger Cook dies
Sky News: US musician Oliver Tree believed to have died in helicopter crash that killed six
Sky News: Paramount takeover of Warner Bros ‘won’t harm competition or consumers’
Sky News: Taylor Swift makes musical history – again
Sky News: Doctor Who Christmas special cancelled as showrunner leaves sci-fi series
Sky News: Why football legend hit out at ‘arrogant’ Three Lions song
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Man jailed after protest outside asylum hotel
BBC Essex News: Essex go top with victory over Leicestershire
BBC Essex News: Nowak killer’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence to be appealed
BBC Essex News: Two teenagers charged over fatal park stabbing
BBC Essex News: Pair deny murder two years after woman found dead
BBC Essex News: Man with terminal cancer fights ‘unsafe’ flat offer