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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
Basildon girls’ programme launches Summer Camp Open Day
St. Luke’s Hospice Garden Party brings community together in Thurrock
Heatwave!
James McMurdock congratulates BOSP on “exceptional” Ofsted Judgement
Essex hospice partners with BBC MasterChef UK finalist Anurag Aggarwal to launch innovative community bistro
Billericay Soapbox Derby 2026 highlights
BOSP is awarded ‘Exceptional’ by Ofsted in every category!
Community invited to St. Luke’s Hospice Garden Party
St. Luke’s Hospice launches ‘Caring Together’ campaign to unite community behind local hospice care
Latest Show Blogs
Listen: how soaring indoor temperatures are disrupting much more than just our sleep
Medieval Scribe Experience comes to Aveley
Listen: Anna Whitehouse warning us of insect bites
Peter Scott-Presland on Gateway
Kai Widdrington – Evolution Show review
Neil Gits Skewered
Dog owners misunderstand one of the greatest acts of loving a dog
Autism show – July 2026
Cook and comedian George Egg shares snack-saving hacks
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Entertainment
Sky News: Trump ordered to reveal financial records in $10bn BBC lawsuit
Sky News: Rebel Wilson cleared of defaming star of her film on Instagram
Sky News: US singer, accused of murdering girl, 14, allegedly told police she was 18 during search
Sky News: Singer accused of murdering teen girl ‘told police he did not know she was a minor’
Sky News: Godzilla star dies in car crash aged 18
Sky News: Andrew and Tristan Tate ‘will fight extradition’ to UK, brothers’ lawyer says
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Lifeboat and police at scene of West Mersea incident
BBC Essex News: Southend sign Colclough, Backwell & Kamara
BBC Essex News: Woman, 91, died of Legionnaires’, inquest told
BBC Essex News: Council joins legal action against the government
BBC Essex News: The ‘weird’ world of an Essex stink pipe superfan
BBC Essex News: Rail disruption after person hit by train