Folkestone & Hythe News
News from Folkestone, Hythe and the surrounding Folkestone & Hythe district on Kent’s Channel coast. We report on Folkestone & Hythe District Council, the harbour and seafront regeneration, the Channel Tunnel and cross-Channel travel, court cases, and fire and rescue incidents across the district.
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Kent Football Preview: Folkestone Invicta vs AFC Totton — National League – South, National League South – 12
Folkestone Invicta host AFC Totton on Saturday 17 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
15 October 2026 -
Council Updates Cycle route plan links Dover Priory to town centre
Kent County Council is consulting on a £350,000 scheme to create a dedicated cycling and walking route between Dover Priory station and the…
14 October 2026 -
Kent Football Preview: Weston-super-Mare vs Folkestone Invicta — National League – South, National League South – 11
Folkestone Invicta travel to Weston-super-Mare on Saturday 10 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
8 October 2026 -
Council Updates Otterpool Park updated plans open for comment until 4 November, with first 300 homes earmarked near Westenhanger
Updated information for the Otterpool Park garden town, which proposes up to 8,500 homes around Westenhanger, is open for public comment…
7 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Monday, 5 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Monday, 5 October 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read 1962: Dr. No, the first James Bond film based on Ian Fleming’s…
5 October 2026 -
Kent Football Kent derby: Ebbsfleet United vs Folkestone Invicta — National League – South, National League South – 2
Ebbsfleet United host Folkestone Invicta on Tuesday 6 October. Form, H2H, prediction.
4 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 1 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 1 October 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 2009: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom opened, taking over…
1 October 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe residents asked to help shape new district plan to 2045
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has opened a six-week consultation asking residents, businesses and community groups what its new Local…
30 September 2026 -
Kent Football Folkestone Invicta 0-2 Salisbury: National League – South match report
Folkestone Invicta lost 0-2 away to Salisbury in the National League – South.
26 September 2026 -
Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
In 1950, 84 in every 100 registered voters cast a ballot. In July 2024 it was fewer than 60, and in Sittingbourne and Sheppey barely half…
26 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 25 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 25 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1944: Surviving British 1st Airborne Division troops withdrew…
25 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone Harbour road access being restored after Grand Burstin Hotel fire
Vehicular access to businesses around Folkestone Harbour is being reopened after road closures linked to the fire at the Grand Burstin…
24 September 2026