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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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Ibrahima Bah appeared in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to facilitating attempted illegal entry into the Unit…

Ibrahima Bah appeared in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom

A teenager has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom that saw four killed and four still missing…

A teenager has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom that saw four killed and four still missing in the English Channel

An extended sentence has been imposed on a man who carried out sexually-motivated offences in Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone’s Volunteer Police Cadet Unit was treated to a visit from therapy dog Charlie to learn more about his important role within Ke…

Folkestone’s Volunteer Police Cadet Unit was treated to a visit from therapy dog Charlie to learn more about his important role within Kent Police

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head injuries believed to have resulted from the collision

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head i…

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head injuries believed to have resulted from the collision

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone – (ID 535274)

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone

A man was reportedly seen exposing himself on a path in Lower Leas Coastal Park

A drug dealer has been jailed for selling crack cocaine and heroin for a county line in Folkestone

Warning after woman is attacked in Folkestone alley

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone – (ID 532540)

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone

A burglar who targeted homes in Ashford, Hythe and Folkestone has been jailed for eight years

Emergency services called to Folkestone Incident

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone – (ID 531771)

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone

A CCTV image has been issued by officers investigating a report of a burglary in Folkestone

Three drug dealers have been given jail terms for running a county line between London, Dover and Folkestone

Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are continuing to appeal for information after a man died following an assault in Folkestone

Two men are to appear in court following a serious assault in Folkestone

Officers investigating a serious assault in Folkestone are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. – (ID 531148)

Officers investigating a serious assault in Folkestone are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Ibrahima Bah appeared in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to facilitating attempted illegal entry into the Unit…

Ibrahima Bah appeared in Folkestone Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom

A teenager has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom that saw four killed and four still missing…

A teenager has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom that saw four killed and four still missing in the English Channel

An extended sentence has been imposed on a man who carried out sexually-motivated offences in Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone’s Volunteer Police Cadet Unit was treated to a visit from therapy dog Charlie to learn more about his important role within Ke…

Folkestone’s Volunteer Police Cadet Unit was treated to a visit from therapy dog Charlie to learn more about his important role within Kent Police

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head injuries believed to have resulted from the collision

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head i…

Both the vehicle involved and the pedestrian, a teenage girl, left the scene after the incident, but the pedestrian later reported head injuries believed to have resulted from the collision

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone – (ID 535274)

Officers have recovered several stolen bicycles after they were tracked to a service station near Folkestone

A man was reportedly seen exposing himself on a path in Lower Leas Coastal Park

A drug dealer has been jailed for selling crack cocaine and heroin for a county line in Folkestone

Warning after woman is attacked in Folkestone alley

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone – (ID 532540)

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone

Witnesses are sought following a disturbance in a village near Folkestone

A burglar who targeted homes in Ashford, Hythe and Folkestone has been jailed for eight years

Emergency services called to Folkestone Incident

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone – (ID 531771)

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone

Drivers are being reminded to remove all valuables from their cars as officers investigate a series of thefts in Folkestone

A CCTV image has been issued by officers investigating a report of a burglary in Folkestone

Three drug dealers have been given jail terms for running a county line between London, Dover and Folkestone

Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are continuing to appeal for information after a man died following an assault in Folkestone

Two men are to appear in court following a serious assault in Folkestone

Officers investigating a serious assault in Folkestone are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. – (ID 531148)

Officers investigating a serious assault in Folkestone are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.