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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

Latest news and breaking updates from Folkestone on uknip.co.uk — updated throughout the day.

Top story: The identity of a man travelling on a bus from Folkestone is being sought by officers investigating a reported assault

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KENT EASTER GIFT

Operation Brock Barrier Set to Block M20 Ahead of Easter Chaos

ON GOING THREAT

Sex Offender Nabbed in Folkestone for Social Media Scam

BLACK SMOKE

Fire Crews Battle Major Blaze in Folkestone – Thick Smoke Clouds Motorway

HGV HORROR CRASH

Lorry Driver Charged After Shocking Folkestone Crash

WOMAN CRITIAL

Urgent Appeal After Serious Crash in Folkestone

NASTY COLLISION

Urgent Appeal After Serious Crash Rocks Folkestone

HGV DRIVER ARRESTED

Serious Crash on A20 in Folkestone: Police Hunt Witnesses and Dashcam Footage

PUB BRAWL

CCTV Released After Brutal Folkestone Pub Brawl

MURDER CHARGE

Dover Murder Shocker: Suspect in Custody

TRACK FIRE

Smoke Fills Folkestone Sky After Train Hits Bicycle on Tracks

SKY LIGHTS UP

Emergency Crews Rush to Stunning ‘Electrical Fire’ Lighting Up Folkestone Sky

BROKEN BONES

Folkestone Assault: Man Left with Broken Arm in Early Hours Attack

DELAYS CONTINUE

Chaos in Eurotunnel: Hundreds Stranded in Freezing Cold

URGENT APPEAL

Elderly Man Vanishes in Folkestone – Police Launch Search

LONG DELAYS

Hours of Delays Hit Channel Tunnel Passengers Between Calais and Folkestone

BANDIT

Folkestone’s Meat Bandit Locked Up for Two Years

FESTIVAL THANK YOU

M20 Chaos Incoming! Operation Brock Set to Snarl Christmas Getaways

FURY ERUPTS

Man Attacked in Folkestone – Police Seek Witnesses

REAPEAT OFFENDER

Folkestone Rapist Caged for Targeting Victim Repeatedly

STAMP OF DISAPPROVAL

CCTV Snaps Suspect in Folkestone Postbox Theft

PROBE LAUNCHED

Forensics Tent Erected Outside Folkestone College After Body Found

SMASHED WINDOWS

Swift Arrests After Break-In at Folkestone Pub

NOT A CHANCE

Tommy Robinson Snaps ‘Not a Chance Bruv’ to Cops Demanding Phone PIN at Channel Tunnel

DRIVER ARRESTED

Dashcam Appeal After M20 Smash Near Folkestone

TRAFFIC CHAOS

Car Flips Over at Busy Folkestone Junction, Causing Chaos

BLAZE PROBE

Blaze Erupts in Folkestone Shed

ON THE RUN

Most Wanted: James Rice on the Run

PHONE COP BUST

Folkestone SIM Fraudsters Busted in £100k Scam

MAJOR CRACKDOWN

Kent Police Crack Down on Road Offences in Folkestone

HART TEAMS

Emergency Response in Folkestone After Incident Near Road of Remembrance

CCTV footage was released following two alleged racist incidents in Folkestone – (ID 529050)

Two more people have been charged in connection with two serious assaults in Folkestone

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

A knife-wielding man in Folkestone was sentenced to two years in prison after lunging at a police dog with a zombie knife

A disqualified driver who failed to stop for police while on temporary release from prison will be imprisoned for another year

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east Kent.

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east…

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism – (ID 527715)

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown – (ID 526506)

More than £12,000 in cash was seized in Folkestone after a car was stopped on its way out of the UK

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence…

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by f…

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by false representation

Off-duty police commander assists in suspect’s arrest

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone – (ID 525084)

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers – (ID 525043)

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Littlestone RNLI lifeboat along with Costguard teams scrambled to reports of a canoeist in trouble

Suspicious activity noticed by officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team has led to the jailing of a Folkestone drug dealer

Kent Police officers are investigating after more than £39,000 in cash and two Rolex watches were seized in Folkestone