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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

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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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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

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