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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

More than £170,000 in cash was found in a car at the Channel Tunnel after three people from Nottinghamshire denied having any money on th…

More than £170,000 in cash was found in a car at the Channel Tunnel after three people from Nottinghamshire denied having any money on them

More than £170,000 in cash was found in a car at the Channel Tunnel after three people from Nottinghamshire denied having any money on them

Two lifeboats and Coastguard Rescue helicopter have been scrambled to persons reported to be in distress in the water off Folkestone

Two lifeboats and Coastguard Rescue helicopter have been scrambled to persons reported to be in distress in the water off Folkestone

Firefighters attended reports of a caravan and nearby vehicle on fire in Coach Road, Acrise, near Folkestone

Armed Police swooped in Folkestone – (ID 523862)

Armed Police swooped in Folkestone

Armed Police swooped in Folkestone

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a property fire on Brambley Crescent in Folkestone

Two drug dealers who ran a county line network between south London, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells have been jailed for a total of 15 years

Two drug dealers who ran a county line network between south London, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells have been jailed for a total of 15 years

Two drug dealers who ran a county line network between south London, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells have been jailed for a total of 15 ye…

A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted two women and sexually assaulted another in Folkestone

A suspect has been charged in connection with two incidents in Folkestone, one of which involved an attack on a police dog and its handler

Arrest made as officers investigate damaged cars in Folkestone

Arrest made as officers investigate damaged cars in Folkestone – (ID 523035)

Arrest made as officers investigate damaged cars in Folkestone

Search for Missing Dawn Keeble from Dover ends after body found near Folkestone by Border Force

Search for Missing Dawn Keeble from Dover ends after body found near Folkestone by Border Force – (ID 522749)

Search for Missing Dawn Keeble from Dover ends after body found near Folkestone by Border Force

Trains suspended at Folkestone Central after Man’s mobility scooter falls from platform on to the track

Trains suspended at Folkestone Central after Man’s mobility scooter falls from platform on to the track – (ID 522720)

Trains suspended at Folkestone Central after Man’s mobility scooter falls from platform on to the track

A suspected graffiti tagger has been arrested following quick work by officers in #Folkestone

More than £800,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency secured a forfeiture order on cash seized from a group of men attempting to smuggle it out of the UK

More than £800,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency secured a forfeiture order on cash seized from a group of men attempting to smuggle it out of the UK

More than £800,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency secured a forfeiture order on cash seized from a …

Folkestone man receives ban for drink-driving

Folkestone woman disqualified for drug-driving