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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

Images have been released of two men who may have important information about the theft of a handbag in Folkestone

Pokemon arrest after Folkestone shop Robbery

A Folkestone sex offender who encouraged children to share videos of themselves online in return for digital gifts has been jailed for 10…

A Folkestone sex offender who encouraged children to share videos of themselves online in return for digital gifts has been jailed for 10 years

Police have released CCTV images of a man as part of our investigation into a knife point robbery in which Pokemon cards were stolen from a #Folkestone shop

A guest house to which police were repeatedly called following drugs and anti-social behaviour reports has been temporarily closed.

A thief who snatched a wallet from a man in his 70s in Folkestone has been jailed

Four shops have been temporarily closed down after a multi-agency operation uncovered more than 12,000 untaxed cigarettes and illicit tobacco in newsagents across #Medway

Four shops have been temporarily closed down after a multi-agency operation uncovered more than 12,000 untaxed cigarettes and illicit tob…

Dashcam footage and witnesses are being sought after a car failed to stop for police in Folkestone

Pair arrested after threaten to give battering to Folkestone Chip shop owner over portion sizes

Pair arrested after threaten to give battering to Folkestone Chip shop owner over portion sizes

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is reminding the public to always keep cooking areas clean and clear following a kitchen fire in Folkestone

UPDATED: Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard

Eight Fire Crews Called Incident At The Grand Burstin Hotel In Folkestone

Eight Fire Crews Called Incident At The Grand Burstin Hotel In Folkestone – (ID 25298)

Cash totalling around £180,000 was seized from two cars stopped at the Channel Tunnel terminal in #Folkestone

A suspect has been charged with multiple offences following allegations three women were assaulted in Folkestone

Animal and technical rescue specialists called to Folkestone harbour to assist with a rescue

A Folkestone graffiti tagger who cost his victims a total of £51,000 in damages has been jailed for a year

A suspected thief has appeared in court after a man’s wallet was stolen in Folkestone

Thomas Stroud, aged 16, was last seen at 10am on Saturday 12 June 2021 close to Folkestone West train station

Witnesses are being sought following a serious assault near Folkestone harbour

The victim, a man in his seventies, reported that an unknown man had called at his address

Three people reported injuries and received hospital treatment after an assault in Folkestone

Three people reported injuries and received hospital treatment after an assault in Folkestone

Dashcam footage and information is being sought after five people were arrested in relation to an assault in Folkestone

Three men who were behind a serious assault on a man in Folkestone have been jailed for a total of more than 19 years

Two Suspected Drug Dealers Are Due In Court After Kent Police Carried Out A Warrant At A House In Folkestone – (ID 24461)

Two Suspected Drug Dealers Are Due In Court After Kent Police Carried Out A Warrant At A House In Folkestone