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From Unsafe Homes to a Top-Rated Council Landlord: How the East Kent Housing Scandal Forced Folkestone & Hythe to Rebuild Shepway Vox 00:08 Sun, 02 Aug

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‘We Don’t Record It’: Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Procurement Waiver Claim Unravels Shepway Vox 00:11 Fri, 31 Jul

Thursday

Kent Local Government Reorganisation: The Unanswered Questions Facing Mid Kent Council Shepway Vox 00:05 Thu, 30 Jul

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Folkestone & Hythe Council Is Being Scrapped: The £130.9m Mid Kent Merger Explained Shepway Vox 16:35 Tue, 28 Jul

In photos: Folkestone Pride 2026 transforms town with glitter and glam KentLive 16:09 Tue, 28 Jul

Hundreds dressed in red recreate Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights dance euronews 09:40 Mon, 27 Jul

Long Read: Kent Library Visits Rise as Physical Loans Fall and Costs Climb Shepway Vox 00:06 Sun, 26 Jul

New £1 bus routes to the beach launching this summer in Folkestone KentLive 10:38 Fri, 24 Jul

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Ship Street Folkestone: FHDC Backs 85-Home Orbit Scheme as Hidden Land Value and ‘400 People’ Claim Raise Questions Shepway Vox 00:09 Fri, 24 Jul

Romney Marsh Solar Farms: FHDC Asked for a Cumulative Impact Rule That Already Existed Shepway Vox 00:09 Fri, 24 Jul

‘It’s going to cause chaos’: Key town centre road closed after sewer collapse KentOnline 15:08 Thu, 23 Jul

Why KCC’s Folkestone Library Footfall Comparison Is Nonsense: Grace Hill v Sandgate Road Shepway Vox 00:06 Thu, 23 Jul

Date, times and new location for unique annual Kate Bush tradition in Folkestone KentLive 13:54 Wed, 22 Jul

Defender’s a friendly foe for skipper KentOnline 05:11 Wed, 22 Jul

The Italian Job designer, 81, turning town’s rubbish into tiny masterpieces KentOnline 05:11 Wed, 22 Jul

Why It’s So Hard to Get a GP Appointment in Folkestone & Hythe Shepway Vox 00:02 Wed, 22 Jul

Folkestone and Hythe Council’s Unfulfilled Promise to Investigate Sewage Pollution Shepway Vox 00:02 Tue, 21 Jul

Folkestone and Hythe District Council: Officers Must Declare Freemasonry, Councillors Don’t Shepway Vox 00:02 Tue, 21 Jul

Ship Street Folkestone: Enabling Costs Could Reach £1.43m as Land Value Remains Hidden Shepway Vox 00:07 Mon, 20 Jul

Kent Local Government Reorganisation: Four Unitary Councils, Debt and Costs — Long Read Shepway Vox 00:01 Sun, 19 Jul

Kent Coastal Housing Market Cools as Folkestone and Hythe Rents Soar Shepway Vox 09:57 Sat, 18 Jul

The Samuel Peto in Folkestone reopens after £550k revamp - see inside KentLive 13:40 Fri, 17 Jul

Ministers decide future shape of Kent and Medway’s Councils - Ashford joins mid Kent unitary with Swale and Folkestone & Hythe authorities Ashford Borough Council (Press Release) 14:13 Thu, 16 Jul

Folkestone A Brighter Future: £22m Project Delayed by at Least 17 Months Shepway Vox 00:06 Thu, 16 Jul

Folkestone shop owners hit out after graffiti spree KentLive 16:43 Wed, 15 Jul

Four Companies Registered at Folkestone and Hythe Council Homes Raise Tenancy Fraud Audit Questions Shepway Vox 00:02 Wed, 15 Jul

Folkestone Footfall Data: FHDC’s Own Figures Show Visits Peaked in 2023 Shepway Vox 00:10 Tue, 14 Jul

Eye-catching new images reveal how former Debenhams could be transformed KentOnline 14:09 Sat, 11 Jul

‘There’s no one else doing it here’: New coffee shop among trio of expansions at seaside landmark KentOnline 05:09 Sat, 11 Jul

Tough opening month for Folkestone KentOnline 11:31 Fri, 10 Jul

Ship Street Folkestone: Old Gasworks Still Looking For A Buyer While Affordable Homes Remain On Paper Shepway Vox 00:07 Fri, 10 Jul

A spontaneous trip to Folkestone led this family to their dream coastal home House Beautiful Magazine (UK) 17:27 Thu, 09 Jul

Man taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle in Folkestone Road, Dover KentLive 10:52 Thu, 09 Jul

M20 Folkestone traffic live: Queues build on major motorway near Channel Tunnel after crash KentLive 04:13 Thu, 09 Jul

Free School Meals In Folkestone & Hythe Rise From One In Five Pupils To Almost One In Three Shepway Vox 00:05 Tue, 07 Jul

Folkestone & Hythe Council HR Reports Show Staff Sickness, Stress And Long-Term Absence Rising Under Green-Led Rule Shepway Vox 09:30 Mon, 06 Jul

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