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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
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
Basildon local election results
Strictly star, Kai Widdrington, is coming to Basildon!
Latest Show Blogs
Is there a rise in ‘cute cat obsession’?
St Luke’s Garden Party
Britain’s biggest talking points revealed!
F1 update – Canadian GP
Rare Productions holding auditions for We Will Rock You
The Mayor of Basildon visits Gateway 97.8
Fatima Whitbread joins Essex dance school with Strictly Star for UK charity campaign
Neil Gits Essentials
Are drivers speeding to save on fuel ahead of the half term break?
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Entertainment
Sky News: Former Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow reveals he is living with dementia
Sky News: Mobo Awards founder Kanya King dies aged 57
Sky News: Top Gun: Maverick actor stabbed to death as girlfriend’s son arrested
Sky News: Judge blocks Jewish group’s attempt to stop Kanye West gigs
Sky News: Actor Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery after throwing punches during Mardi Gras festival
Sky News: Trump makes Elvis claim as he floats ‘major speech’ after artists pull out of concerts
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Euromillions winner dies in suspected hit-and-run
BBC Essex News: East of England news quiz of the week
BBC Essex News: Daughter visits exhibition for her WW1 hero father
BBC Essex News: Six moves Reform has made since taking power in Essex
BBC Essex News: Henry Nowak case: What happened and why has it caused national outrage?
BBC Essex News: Fire that destroyed 36 buses thought to be arson