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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

Folkestone county line dealer jailed

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed – (ID 23877)

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed

Witnesses are being encouraged to come forward after a man was seriously injured in Folkestone

A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating a report of shoplifting in Folkestone

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a reported robbery in Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone – (ID 23289)

A CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist a theft investigation in Folkestone has been released by officers

A stop check by officers from the Road Safety Team has led to a man being charged with eight offences

Cannabis, cash and suspected cocaine have been seized and two people arrested in Folkestone

Information is being sought after cash was stolen during a burglary at a Folkestone business

Around £14,000 was discovered concealed inside what officers have described as a homemade ‘cash vest’ after a man was stopped at the Port…

Three arrests have been made by officers investigating reports of criminal damage in Folkestone

Witnesses to an assault that is reported to have taken place in Folkestone town centre are being urged to come forward with information

Officers are appealing for information after building materials were stolen in Sellindge, near Folkestone

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B…

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs

The coast bound J11 entry slip road on the #M20 is currently CLOSED due to heavy traffic queuing for the Eurotunnel

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-opera…

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-operate in getting the byway rerouted

Information is sought to help locate a missing man from Folkestone

Investigators are appealing for information following a collision between a car and a bin lorry in Folkestone

An appeal for information has been issued after a man was found seriously injured in Folkestone

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises

Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises