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An image of the former Folkestone bus station area visualisation

8 Oct 2025

Greener horizons ahead with Folkestone - A Brighter Future

Work has begun to create rain gardens as part of the Folkestone – A Brighter Future project.

A group picture in front of a Veolia waste vehicle which includes (left to right) Michael Grant for Veolia, Cllr Stephen Scoffham, competition winners (Fearne, Isabelle and Everley) and Cllr Jeremy Speakman

30 Sep 2025

Winner announced for anti-litter poster competition

A poster competition encouraging people to do the right thing and put their litter in the bin has been won by a local 9-year-old girl from Hawkinge.

A photograph of a woman looking at Monster Chetwynd’s giant brightly-coloured salamander at Payers Park

12 Sep 2025

Council supporting international arts festival

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is delighted to – once again – support an open-air art festival bringing world-class contemporary artworks to the Kent coast.

An aerial CGI image of what the Highview scheme will look like.

11 Sep 2025

New homes set after Highview sale

30 new homes will be delivered on the site of a former education facility in Folkestone.

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