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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
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
Rare Productions holding auditions for We Will Rock You
The Mayor of Basildon visits Gateway 97.8
Local author publishes new book
Latest Show Blogs
Listen: new campaign on stress urinary incontinence
F1 update – Barcelona-Catalunya GP
Bobby Seagull on Thank A Teacher Day
‘Misplaced fear’, not cost, stopping employers hiring people with a learning disability
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?
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Entertainment
Sky News: BBC to cut hundreds of jobs and review programmes as part of major downsizing
Sky News: Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis
Sky News: Naomi Campbell appeals charity ban
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’
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BBC Essex News: Siblings’ e-scooter deaths moves coroner to tears
BBC Essex News: EuroMillions winner suffered brain injury in crash
BBC Essex News: Angioplasty reverses heart failure in boy, 7
BBC Essex News: Six young poets picked to open Latitude Festival
BBC Essex News: MasterChef finalist inspires new menu for hospice