Folkestone & Hythe News
News from Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding Folkestone & Hythe district on Kent’s Channel coast. We report on Folkestone & Hythe District Council, the harbour and seafront regeneration, the Channel Tunnel and cross-Channel travel, court cases, and fire and rescue incidents across the district.
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Economy ONS Launches Interactive Tool for Local Population Trends in England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics has published a new interactive tool letting users explore annual population estimates by local…
2 August 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Dymchurch fire extinguished, residents told to reopen windows and doors
Dymchurch fire extinguished, residents told to reopen windows and doors Kent Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a fire on Eastbridge…
1 August 2026 -
Local News Kent bus fares cut to £2 and £5 for summer days out
Kent County Council is backing discounted Stagecoach fares and extra Go Bus journeys across the county from August to early September 2026…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Local man arrested after cars tampered with on Folkestone Road
A 32-year-old man from the local area was detained and a chisel seized after Kent Police were called to reports of vehicles being targeted…
31 July 2026 -
Local News White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership protects southeast Kent’s wild spaces
The White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership manages and restores nature reserves across Dover and Folkestone & Hythe…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council warns residents to watch for Asian hornets that prey on bees
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is urging residents to report sightings of the yellow-legged Asian hornet after one was captured in…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover gets £20m to cut Operation Brock by up to 80%
Kent County Council has secured £20 million from the government to reconfigure the Port of Dover’s eastern docks, with the work expected to…
29 July 2026 -
Council Updates £1 bus fares to Folkestone Harbour Arm from both town stations this summer
Families and visitors could hop on a bus to the Harbour Arm for just £1 during summer 2025, with Kent County Council backing cut-price…
23 July 2026 -
Investigations We asked Kent’s 18 MPs to explain their grooming-inquiry vote. One did.
After Kent Local News published how each of Kent’s 18 MPs voted on a national grooming-gangs inquiry, we invited every one of them to…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover District Council to be abolished as Kent splits into four new councils by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Dover District Council will cease to exist by April 2028, replaced by four new single-tier…
17 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 17 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 17 July 2026 Ashford to join new mid Kent council with Swale and Folkestone & Hythe The day in Kent · Kent’s…
17 July 2026 - Council Updates
Ashford to join new mid Kent council with Swale and Folkestone & Hythe
Ministers are expected to confirm that Ashford, Swale and Folkestone & Hythe will merge into a single mid Kent unitary council, scrapping…
16 July 2026