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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
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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
Rare Productions holding auditions for We Will Rock You
Latest Show Blogs
Tradespeople, builders, and construction businesses demand urgent government action
Billericay Summerfest 2026
Local singer releases new songs
Political Panel – June 2026
Rebecca Adlington on antibiotics saving her life
Anna Williamson on how cooking is a modern day dating trend
Stats released by leading charity supporting ex-service personnel on PTSD Awareness Day
Mean Girls the Musical comes to Southend
Listen: alcohol awareness
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Entertainment
Sky News: BBC staff face real-terms wage cut as ‘bleak’ pay proposal revealed
Sky News: Top Boy actor Michael Ward ‘overpowering’ as he raped woman in car, court told
Sky News: UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount and Warner Bros deal
Sky News: Hollywood director jailed for defrauding Netflix out of $11m for unfinished show
Sky News: Blur drummer loses appeal to continue £200m royalties legal battle
Sky News: Dame Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life, dies aged 86
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Light aircraft crashes in field
BBC Essex News: Masked protester grappled police at asylum site
BBC Essex News: Detectives hunt car linked to murder investigation
BBC Essex News: Essex Women sign Kirk on loan from The Blaze
BBC Essex News: Games place boosts Bennett after serious injury
BBC Essex News: Horse racing will not take place after appeal lost