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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
VR World in Basildon
Human Kind Café to join 2026 Fun Walk as community spirit shines
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Basildon charity shop volunteers day
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
Latest Show Blogs
Are parents finding the back to school routine stressful?
Homelium Care are hosting an event
What’s the biggest back to school worry?
F1 update – Dutch GP
Neil Gits A Burnt Tongue
Are people prioritising wifi when choosing a new home?
Are parents losing working days caring for sick children?
Matthew Bucko talks autism & art
Autism Show – August 2026
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BBC Essex News: E-scooter fire leaves family homeless
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Entertainment
Sky News: ‘No chance’ Meghan’s possible return to acting was reason for Sussexes’ move – industry insiders
Sky News: Man who voiced Winnie the Pooh and Transformers characters dies
Sky News: Dame Jenni Murray died after being dazzled by headlights and crashing car, inquest hears
Sky News: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Sky News: Actor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died
Sky News: From rags to rhinestones: Farewell to Queen of Country Dolly Parton
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: E-scooter fire leaves family homeless
BBC Essex News: Essex gets £8m in four years from location shoots
BBC Essex News: Departing police boss warns PM against cuts
BBC Essex News: ‘I was paralysed – now I’m running 5,000km’
BBC Essex News: Superb Foakes century helps Surrey draw with Essex
BBC Essex News: Retrospective application made for traveller site