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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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Man Missing from Mental Health Facility, Believed to Have Travelled to Folkestone

Family of Missing Woman Leah Daley Issues Heartbreaking Plea

Search Intensifies for Missing 24-Year-Old Leah Daley in Folkestone, Kent

New CCTV images released as search for missing woman from Folkestone continues

Kent Police are appealing for assistance to find a missing woman from #Folkestone

Driver Charged over the Death of William Brown after Folkestone Collison

Three people have been arrested after extra police were brought into Folkestone to tackle shoplifting

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone – (ID 1303463)

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone

Gas Leak in Tontine Street, Folkestone, Prompts Huge Emergency Response and Road Closure

Man Arrested After Tragic Channel Crossing Incident Claims Five Lives

Detectives have used forensic marking technology to catch a man who repeatedly breached a restraining order

Kent Police Appeal for Information on Missing Teenagers in Folkestone

Arrest made following Folkestone assault

Assault Leaves Man Injured in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Folkestone

Van Catches Fire on A20 Coastbound in Folkestone

Armed Police Raid House in Folkestone, Arrest Three on Drug Charges

Armed Police Respond to Incident in Folkestone’s Cambridge Gardens

Car fire spreads to garage in Hawkinge, Folkestone

Information is sought to help find two missing teenage girls

Five arrested after businesses were burgled in Folkestone and Romney Marsh

Businesses warned following reported break-ins in Folkestone district

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims ou

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims ou

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims out of more than £5 million

The public’s help is sought to find a man reported missing near Folkestone

Kent Police Close Dover Road Following Report of Man on Roof in Folkestone

An image of a woman has been released by officers investigating an assault in #Folkestone

Man Missing from Mental Health Facility, Believed to Have Travelled to Folkestone

Family of Missing Woman Leah Daley Issues Heartbreaking Plea

Search Intensifies for Missing 24-Year-Old Leah Daley in Folkestone, Kent

New CCTV images released as search for missing woman from Folkestone continues

Kent Police are appealing for assistance to find a missing woman from #Folkestone

Driver Charged over the Death of William Brown after Folkestone Collison

Three people have been arrested after extra police were brought into Folkestone to tackle shoplifting

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone – (ID 1303463)

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone

The public’s help is sought to find a missing woman from Folkestone

Gas Leak in Tontine Street, Folkestone, Prompts Huge Emergency Response and Road Closure

Man Arrested After Tragic Channel Crossing Incident Claims Five Lives

Detectives have used forensic marking technology to catch a man who repeatedly breached a restraining order

Kent Police Appeal for Information on Missing Teenagers in Folkestone

Arrest made following Folkestone assault

Assault Leaves Man Injured in Folkestone

Officers are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Folkestone

Van Catches Fire on A20 Coastbound in Folkestone

Armed Police Raid House in Folkestone, Arrest Three on Drug Charges

Armed Police Respond to Incident in Folkestone’s Cambridge Gardens

Car fire spreads to garage in Hawkinge, Folkestone

Information is sought to help find two missing teenage girls

Five arrested after businesses were burgled in Folkestone and Romney Marsh

Businesses warned following reported break-ins in Folkestone district

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims ou

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims ou

Two men have been charged in connection with a gambling investment scam based in Folkestone which is alleged to have defrauded victims out of more than £5 million

The public’s help is sought to find a man reported missing near Folkestone

Kent Police Close Dover Road Following Report of Man on Roof in Folkestone

An image of a woman has been released by officers investigating an assault in #Folkestone