LIVE: Folkestone News Updates

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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Bomb Disposal Team Responds to Suspicious Package at Ash Eaton Health Centre in Folkestone

Coastguard Helicopter Searches Sea Near Folkestone Harbour in Emergency Response

Emergency Services Respond to Incident Near Folkestone Pier

Teenage Girl Missing from Folkestone

M20 Closed Due to Lorry Fire Near Folkestone

Body Found on Railway Tracks Halts Train Services Between Dover and Folkestone

Serious Accident Closes Folkestone Road in Dover, Air Ambulance Deployed

Operation Brock Lifted After Successfully Managing Busy Summer Traffic

Public Help Sought in Search for Missing Folkestone Man

A suspect has appeared in court charged with carrying out a serious assault in Folkestone

Violent Offender from Folkestone Jailed for Over Two and a Half Years

Arrest Warrant Issued for Tommy Robinson After Alleged Flight from UK

Tommy Robinson Detained by Kent Police Under Terrorism Act at Folkestone, Later Released on Bail

Car Fire on M20 Extinguished by Firefighters

Tracey Emin’s Bronze Baby Hat Stolen from Folkestone Installation

An 11 year prison term has been imposed on a Folkestone rapist after he attacked a teenager in her home

Officers investigating a fatal collision in Folkestone are appealing for witnesses to come forward

Three suspected burglars have been charged following an investigation into break-ins in Folkestone

A suspect has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a girl in Folkestone

Waste Fire Erupts at Folkestone Recycling Centre

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a collision in Folkestone that resulted in three people being arrested

A suspect is to appear at crown court next month charged in connection with a robbery in Folkestone

Armed Police Arrest Delivery Driver Outside “Delish Chicken” Shop in Folkestone

A suspect has been charged with offences against four girls in Folkestone

Officers investigating several reports of indecent exposure and sexual assault in Folkestone are appealing for witnesses

Family of Leah Daley Thanks Community for Support During Search

Candlelit Vigil Held in Memory of Leah Daley in Folkestone

Police and Coastguard Conducting Extensive Search Amid Disappearance find the body of Leah Daley

A body has been found during a search for a missing woman from Folkestone

Community Frustration Mounts as Search for Missing Leah Daley Enters Day 11

Bomb Disposal Team Responds to Suspicious Package at Ash Eaton Health Centre in Folkestone

Coastguard Helicopter Searches Sea Near Folkestone Harbour in Emergency Response

Emergency Services Respond to Incident Near Folkestone Pier

Teenage Girl Missing from Folkestone

M20 Closed Due to Lorry Fire Near Folkestone

Body Found on Railway Tracks Halts Train Services Between Dover and Folkestone

Serious Accident Closes Folkestone Road in Dover, Air Ambulance Deployed

Operation Brock Lifted After Successfully Managing Busy Summer Traffic

Public Help Sought in Search for Missing Folkestone Man

A suspect has appeared in court charged with carrying out a serious assault in Folkestone

Violent Offender from Folkestone Jailed for Over Two and a Half Years

Arrest Warrant Issued for Tommy Robinson After Alleged Flight from UK

Tommy Robinson Detained by Kent Police Under Terrorism Act at Folkestone, Later Released on Bail

Car Fire on M20 Extinguished by Firefighters

Tracey Emin’s Bronze Baby Hat Stolen from Folkestone Installation

An 11 year prison term has been imposed on a Folkestone rapist after he attacked a teenager in her home

Officers investigating a fatal collision in Folkestone are appealing for witnesses to come forward

Three suspected burglars have been charged following an investigation into break-ins in Folkestone

A suspect has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a girl in Folkestone

Waste Fire Erupts at Folkestone Recycling Centre

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a collision in Folkestone that resulted in three people being arrested

A suspect is to appear at crown court next month charged in connection with a robbery in Folkestone

Armed Police Arrest Delivery Driver Outside “Delish Chicken” Shop in Folkestone

A suspect has been charged with offences against four girls in Folkestone

Officers investigating several reports of indecent exposure and sexual assault in Folkestone are appealing for witnesses

Family of Leah Daley Thanks Community for Support During Search

Candlelit Vigil Held in Memory of Leah Daley in Folkestone

Police and Coastguard Conducting Extensive Search Amid Disappearance find the body of Leah Daley

A body has been found during a search for a missing woman from Folkestone

Community Frustration Mounts as Search for Missing Leah Daley Enters Day 11