Folkestone & Hythe News
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Council Updates Dover District Council approves 2.98% council tax rise for 2026/27 budget
Band D households will pay an extra £6.57 annually for district services as Dover maintains lowest council tax rate in East Kent. The…
6 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council Opens Consultation on Shorncliffe Road Safety Improvements in Folkestone
Residents invited to shape pedestrian crossing upgrades and traffic calming measures near schools and railway station. Making the School…
5 June 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe launches £250,000 green grant scheme for carbon-cutting community projects
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is offering grants for projects that reduce emissions, improve climate resilience and support community…
3 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s water and the bigger picture: how growth compounds across five systems
For three parts this investigation has examined Kent’s water and sewage networks one pressure at a time — the failing rivers, the…
1 June 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe parking enforcement officers to wear body cameras for safety and evidence gathering
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has announced that parking enforcement officers across the district will be equipped with body worn…
30 May 2026 -
Council Updates Name the lawful authority: fourteen Kent councils asked to justify LGR spending
Two days after this newspaper put a single legal question to the senior officers of every council in Kent, only two automated replies have…
26 May 2026 - Council Updates
Kent’s statutory officers put on notice over pre-Royal-Assent reorganisation spending
A formal Notice of Post-Royal-Assent Candour and Personal Statutory Liability has placed the Section 151 Officers and Monitoring Officers…
22 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize drugs and cash in Folkestone operation, suspected dealer arrested
Kent Police seize drugs and cash in Folkestone operation, suspected dealer arrested Officers recovered suspected controlled substances and…
18 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man in his 90s found dead in St Mary’s Bay as detectives charge suspect
Man in his 90s found dead in St Mary’s Bay as detectives charge suspect Kent Police launch murder investigation after man in his 90s…
16 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh
Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh A suspect has been arrested following the death of a man in the…
15 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe District Council Launches First Dedicated Solar Installation Programme for 250 Council Homes
The two-year contract aims to reduce tenants’ energy bills and lower the council’s carbon footprint through roof-mounted solar panels…
13 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council Completes £4 Million Energy Upgrade Programme for 463 Council Homes
Multi-million pound Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund project delivers insulation, solar panels and heat pumps to cut tenant bills and…
13 May 2026