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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 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
St Luke’s Garden Party
Latest Show Blogs
Britain’s water confidence divide is revealed
Are public seats making people avoid everyday life?
Neil Gits Ants (But Not In His Pants!)
Gateway 97.8 visits Essex & Herts Air Ambulance charity shop
New survey reveals American fever has caught us during World Cup Summer
Dr Hilary Jones on weight loss pills
Basildon girls’ programme launches Summer Camp Open Day
F1 update – Austrian GP
Love Island star Farmer Will on Britain’s 3.06pm snack crash
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Entertainment
Sky News: Top Boy actor denies raping woman in a car
Sky News: What does Sky’s £1.6bn deal with ITV mean for viewers?
Sky News: A ‘pinch me moment’: Details emerge from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s New York wedding
Sky News: VIPs, NDAs, friendship bracelets and (possibly) lots of lilies: Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce about to tie the knot?
Sky News: Harry Potter fans warned to stay off tracks at famous viaduct as ‘Hogwarts Express’ returns
Sky News: Hollywood actor Danny Glover reveals he has Alzheimer’s disease
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: What do Farage’s constituents think about his resignation?
BBC Essex News: Stockport bring in Chelmsford forward Adigun
BBC Essex News: England’s Peter Shilton predicts victory over Norway
BBC Essex News: Colchester sign Dundee midfielder Digby
BBC Essex News: Farage to make statement on his ‘future in public life’
BBC Essex News: Latest Essex heatwave: what to expect