Latest news

  • Celebrate Spring at new market

    A new seasonal market featuring live music and local traders is coming to Guildhall Street in Folkestone town centre on Saturday 26 March.

    Published: 17 March 2022

    An image of the Kentish Spring Market poster with details of date, time and location
  • Grants for green homes

    Residents are being urged to check if they can access funding for energy efficiency improvements in their homes.

    Published: 15 March 2022

    An image of the Warm Works Green Homes Grants information poster
  • Help keep our streets neat

    Information is being sought after an extremely large fly-tip forced a road to be closed for a week.

    Published: 15 March 2022

    An image of a fly tip in Feb 2022
  • Approval for future planning policy

    Planning policy for future development in the Folkestone and Hythe district for the next 15 years has been given the seal of approval by government inspectors.

    Published: 14 March 2022

    An image of Folkestone from above
  • Have your say on Ship Street's bright future

    Residents are invited to comment on ideas for a brownfield site that has been derelict for more than 60 years at a drop-in public engagement event later this month.

    Published: 11 March 2022

    This is Ship Street
  • New lease of life for empty properties

    More than 800 long term empty properties have been brought back into use in the Folkestone and Hythe district thanks to Kent's No Use Empty (NUE) run by KCC with Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

    Published: 4 March 2022

    An image of two people in front of one of the buildings benefiting from the No Use Empty scheme
  • Channelling district's help for Ukraine

    Folkestone & Hythe District Council has pledged to support local organisations trying to help those caught up in the conflict in Ukraine.

    Published: 3 March 2022

    An image of the Ukraine flag