Folkestone & Hythe News
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Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council Completes £4 Million Energy Upgrade Programme for 463 Council Homes
Multi-million pound Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund project delivers insulation, solar panels and heat pumps to cut tenant bills and…
13 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe District Council Increases Ward Budgets to £5,000 Per Councillor for Community Projects
Each of Folkestone & Hythe’s 30 councillors will receive £5,000 under the enhanced Ward Budget Scheme to support local activities and…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone and Hythe District Council Approves £567,000 Hardship Relief Package for Residents
Funding targets cost-of-living support, voluntary sector strengthening, and physical health programmes across the Kent coastal district…
4 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice 14-Year-Old Boy Missing from Hythe Since 10 April Safely Found by Kent Police
14-Year-Old Boy Missing from Hythe Since 10 April Safely Found by Kent Police A teenager reported missing from Hythe on Friday 10 April has…
18 April 2026 -
Local News Eurotunnel Fined £2.25 Million Over Worker’s Life-Changing Injuries at Folkestone Terminal
Eurotunnel Fined £2.25 Million Following Court Conviction Over Worker’s Life-Changing Injuries at Folkestone Terminal A 115kg lighting…
11 April 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two 17-Year-Old Boys Charged Over Canterbury Debenhams Fire
Two 17-Year-Old Boys Charged Over Canterbury Debenhams Fire Kent Police have charged two teenagers following a fire at the disused…
2 April 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Appeal for Public Help to Locate Donna Green Wanted on Prison Recall
Kent Police Appeal for Public Help to Locate Donna Green Wanted on Prison Recall Subtitle View tweet from @kent_police Kent Police are…
30 March 2026 -
Investigations The War You Don’t Know You’re Fighting: How 5th Generation Warfare Is Already Here
Fifth Generation Warfare uses information, narratives and social pressure instead of bullets. From Soviet-era playbooks to modern digital…
30 March 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe District Council launches 2026 anti-litter poster competition for young artists
The council is inviting under-18s to design posters promoting a cleaner environment, with the winner’s artwork featured on a bin lorry…
29 March 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone Spring Festival Returns This Weekend to Celebrate Seasonal Change
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is encouraging local families to join tomorrow’s spring celebration in Guildhall Street, featuring live…
27 March 2026