Folkestone & Hythe News
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Crime & Justice Grand Burstin Hotel fire treated as suspicious as police appeal for footage
Kent Police say the fire that forced around 280 people out of the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone may have been started deliberately, and…
20 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council moves 90 residents out of homes near fire-damaged Grand Burstin Hotel
Around 90 people from Pavilion Court on Marine Terrace have been temporarily rehoused after safety inspectors warned that a major basement…
20 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 20 September 2026 14 stories · 5-minute read 1988: Margaret Thatcher delivered her landmark Bruges speech…
20 September 2026 -
Kent Football Dover Athletic 4-2 Folkestone Invicta: FA Cup match report
Dover Athletic won 4-2 at home to Folkestone Invicta in the FA Cup.
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Grand Burstin Hotel fire brings 26 engines to Folkestone seafront
Grand Burstin Hotel fire brings 26 engines to Folkestone seafront Firefighters tackled a basement blaze at the Grand Burstin Hotel in…
19 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Ashford woman charged with four thefts across Kent villages
Shantel Brooker, 37, of Falcon Way, Ashford, appeared before Folkestone magistrates on 12 September 2026 charged with four theft offences…
17 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Dover man jailed after cannabis farm fills five rooms across three floors
Florjan Prengezaj, 40, was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty at Folkestone magistrates to producing 141 cannabis…
16 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 15 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1916: Tanks were used in battle for the first time in history…
15 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe council unit finds £1.26m in fraud and error across 466 cases
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s investigations team identified £1,266,259 in wrongly claimed funds during 2025/26 — but critics say…
14 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 14 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 14 September 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was carried in solemn…
14 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe landlords face fines up to £40,000 under new council housing enforcement policy
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has adopted a new civil penalty policy giving it stronger powers to fine private landlords and letting…
13 September 2026 -
Kent Football Folkestone Invicta 1-2 Farnham Town: National League – South match report
Folkestone Invicta lost 1-2 at home to Farnham Town in the National League – South.
12 September 2026