Folkestone & Hythe News
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Council Updates Kent’s 14 councils, scored: Kent Local News publishes its first full Council Scorecard
Bins, complaints, money, openness and planning, scored from the councils’ own published data and the regulators’ reports. Every council was…
12 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 12 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 12 September 2026 10 stories · 5-minute read 1933: Leó Szilárd, waiting at a red light on Southampton Row…
12 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two men jailed for 17 years after almost 50kg of cocaine found in HGV on A20
Dzmitry Danilah and Klodian Marku were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on 9 September 2026 after Folkestone Neighbourhood Task Force…
11 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 10 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 10 September 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 1967: Gibraltar’s people voted overwhelmingly to remain a…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Cliff works on Folkestone’s Road of Remembrance to reopen route by spring 2027
A £5 million engineering scheme is stabilising the cliff above the historic Road of Remembrance after a January 2024 landslip buried the…
9 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seek man wanted on recall to prison with links to Dover, Canterbury, Folkestone and Sheerness
Jordan Lamoon is being sought by Kent Police, who have asked anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts to call 999 quoting reference…
4 September 2026 -
Kent Football Folkestone Invicta 2-0 Hemel Hempstead Town: National League – South match report
Folkestone Invicta won 2-0 at home to Hemel Hempstead Town in the National League – South.
31 August 2026 -
Local News Howletts-born gorillas Soundi and Boula leave Kent to found new breeding group in Belgium
Soundi and Boula, two female Western lowland gorillas from the Aspinall Foundation’s Kent wildlife parks, have arrived at the Pairi Daiza…
28 August 2026 -
Economy UK Service Sector Volumes Still Falling But Set to Level Off, CBI Figures Show
Business and professional services firms expect volumes to stabilise next quarter while consumer services face a further, smaller decline…
28 August 2026 -
Council Updates Southern Water holding public meeting in Elham over recent works
Southern Water holding public meeting in Elham over recent works Residents in Elham can put questions directly to Southern Water at a…
27 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 23 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 23 August 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read Maidstone Council moves to block automatic office-to-flat…
23 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Appeal after delivery driver allegedly cut with bladed object in Folkestone
Kent Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after a delivery driver was allegedly attacked with a bladed object…
22 August 2026