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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
Mayor of Basildon welcomes veterans to monthly coffee mornings
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
Latest Show Blogs
Too many men only prioritise their health after life delivers a wake-up call
Has coffee replaced the ‘best china’ on the modern wedding lsit?
Decline in confidence in University-first culture ahead of A-Level results
F1 update – Belgian GP
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
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Entertainment
Sky News: Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub attack
Sky News: Knife came ‘a millimetre from my brain’: Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker’s terrorism trial
Sky News: Former TV star jailed for nine years for rape and assault
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: Singer accused of murdering teen girl ‘told police he did not know she was a minor’
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Beach hero tells of attempt to save drowning girl and mum
BBC Essex News: Firefighters tackling large industrial unit blaze
BBC Essex News: Firefighters tackling large industrial unit blaze
BBC Essex News: Council becomes latest to scrap net-zero policies
BBC Essex News: Essex chairman Gallian steps down
BBC Essex News: Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedy