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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

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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

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