Latest news

  • Net zero toolkit online

    An easy – to – follow guide detailing the best way of achieving net zero carbon in a house build or renovation has been published by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

    Published: 12 October 2023

    Partially completed detached house with scaffolding around the exterior.
  • Support from No Use Empty helps produce six new flats

    Six self-contained flats have been built on the site of a derelict former dance studio, thanks largely to financial support from KCC’s No Use Empty scheme and Folkestone and Hythe District Council.

    Published: 11 October 2023

    Adrian Hammond, Steve Grimshaw, Cllr Rebecca Shoob, Ryan Green and Tommy Ould outside the new flats in The Bayle
  • Major boost for Ship Street project

    A project to transform a brownfield site in Folkestone into a high-quality, housing-led development has received a £2.5m boost from central government.

    Published: 9 October 2023

    An image of proposed plans for Ship Street in Folkestone
  • Anger over water company's performance

    The leader of Folkestone & Hythe District Council has responded angrily after two reports revealed the district’s wastewater company is the most complained about in the country.

    Published: 9 October 2023

    Photograph shows empty beach at St Mary's Bay with sea in the distance.
  • District's mobile food service sets off

    A new service providing a mobile foodbank and pantry service for areas of the Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh district has taken to the road.

    Published: 5 October 2023

    Folkestone and Hythe district councillor Mike Blakemore cuts an orange ribbon at the door of the mobile food van to officially launch the service.