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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

Five people have been charged after police shut down cannabis cultivation in Folkestone

A man has been jailed for 18 years for raping a woman in his car near Folkestone

Five people have been arrested and a large amount of cannabis seized following work by police in Folkestone

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of four people in the English Channel

Three brothers have been sentenced to a total of almost 30 years in prison following a string of violent assaults which included a machet

Three brothers have been sentenced to a total of almost 30 years in prison following a string of violent assaults which included a machete attack in Medway

Two Folkestone class-A drug dealers have each been imprisoned for more than two years

Two Folkestone class-A drug dealers have each been imprisoned for more than two years

Two Folkestone class-A drug dealers have each been imprisoned for more than two years – (ID 553607)

A suspected shoplifter is to appear in court, following good work from an off-duty police officer in Folkestone.

A thief has been jailed for multiple offences in Folkestone

Officers investigating a serious collision in Folkestone are urging any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to come forward

Officers investigating a serious collision in Folkestone are urging any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to come forward

Officers investigating a serious collision in Folkestone are urging any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to come forward – (ID…

Person airlifted after incident on a Folkestone Industrial Estate

Person airlifted after incident on a Folkestone Industrial Estate

Person airlifted after incident on a Folkestone Industrial Estate – (ID 551682)

An arrest has been made by detectives investigating attempted robberies in Folkestone

Detectives investigating two attempted robberies in Folkestone are looking for witnesses.

A drug dealer who ran a county line from Folkestone has been jailed

One person was arrested for suspected drug driving during a traffic stop in Folkestone, and ten other motorists were reported for offences

Police check leads to a prolific thief being jailed for over a year

Kent Police is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Folkestone

Officers investigating a theft in Folkestone have issued a CCTV image of a man they are hoping could assist with their enquiries

Operation Brock on the M20 will be deactivated at the weekend but restricted speed limit to stay

Operation Brock on the M20 will be deactivated at the weekend but restricted speed limit to stay – (ID 549182)

Operation Brock on the M20 will be deactivated at the weekend but restricted speed limit to stay

The M20 Operation Brock contraflow has been activated with six miles of lorries queuing for the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel at Folkestone

The M20 Operation Brock contraflow has been activated with six miles of lorries queuing for the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel at Folkestone

Officers investigating a report of an assault in Folkestone are appealing for witnesses