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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
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
The summer guilt trip with TV vet Steve Leonard
Kate Hardcastle MBE on trusting tax
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Entertainment
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
Sky News: Sky under NBCUniversal umbrella in Comcast spin-off
Sky News: Top Boy actor Micheal Ward ‘raped woman in a car after party’, court hears
Sky News: Harvey Weinstein will not face fourth New York rape trial
Sky News: Australia’s highest-paid TV presenter faces backlash over Tommy Robinson interview
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BBC Essex News: Former Colchester and EFL chairman Heard dies
BBC Essex News: What’s next for airbase housing asylum seekers?
BBC Essex News: Major rail disruption due to trespass on line
BBC Essex News: Part of M25 shut after lorry fire
BBC Essex News: Over 200 runners join 5K in memory of Henry Nowak