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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
Peter Komolafe: Brits are falling victim to “subscription creep”
Listen: are some of us being locked out of our homes?
F1 update – British GP
Are you struggling with weight loss?
Listen: Alcohol Awareness Week
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
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Entertainment
Sky News: Sam Fender and Olivia Dean overtake Wet Wet Wet with record-breaking chart run
Sky News: BBC Radio 2 presenter diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
Sky News: Top Boy actor Micheal Ward sobs as he’s found not guilty of raping woman in a car
Sky News: Top Boy actor denies raping woman in a car
Sky News: Top Boy actor denies he was ‘bent on’ getting his way with alleged rape victim
Sky News: What does Sky’s £1.6bn deal with ITV mean for viewers?
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: GB’s Patten and Heliovaara win second Wimbledon title together
BBC Essex News: Police appeal after fight breaks out on seafront
BBC Essex News: Climate group saddened as council stops support
BBC Essex News: ‘We all need to pull together to tackle shoplifting’
BBC Essex News: Pets and pools: How are people coping with the hosepipe ban?
BBC Essex News: East of England news quiz of the week