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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Folkestone - Caught on Camera

This seaside town in Kent has hit the halfway mark in a huge £22m regeneration project

The development includes reworking a bus station into a new green space

The Independent UK

UK’s first military barracks housing asylum seekers closes after six years

Napier barracks in Folkestone faced multiple problems, from far-right protests to damning ruling over safeguarding issues

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Robinson cleared of terror-related offence over phone code refusal

Defence argued police engaged in ‘fishing expedition’ when they stopped far-right activist in Folkestone in July 2024

The Guardian - UK

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Inequality and despair bolster Reform UK in Kent

Letters: Cllr Teresa Murray on how the Reform-run council in Kent is driving hostility towards asylum seekers and dismantling public services. Plus letters from Peter Riddle and Paul Kane

The Guardian - UK

Scottish star Nina Nesbitt surprises local Kent venue with secret set

Singer-songwriter turned up to perform at The Music Workshop in Folkestone to show her support for grassroots music venues

The Independent UK

Praise indeed for Jimmie Rodgers

The Guardian - UK

Inside Kate Bush Day – the most bonkers, beautiful Wuthering Heights tribute you’ll ever experience

FIRST PERSON: As thousands of people in red dresses make their annual pilgrimage to perform a mass choreographed dance to the British singer’s iconic hit song, superfan and Folkestone local Helen Coffey gives the inside scoop on what it’s like being a lead ‘Kate’ for the day

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Alien landscapes, Arctic artists and pioneers of pleasure – the week in art

Georgia O’Keeffe and David Hockney enjoy the air, the British Museum looks to the far north, and the Folkestone Triennial gets under way

The Guardian - UK

Council approves radical Folkestone development amid fears of legal action

Residents say building of 410 homes and 54 commercial units will ‘permanently and irreversibly’ alter seafront

The Guardian - UK

Folkestone, Kent: now's the time to visit this south east coast gem — before it becomes too Margate

With its cool creative quarter, buzzy restaurants, destination hotels and Tattinger vineyard, this corner of Kent has plenty worth leaving London for, says Kate Wills

Evening Standard

Coasts with the most: top seaside destinations vying for the London-on-sea crown

These seaside property hotspots are edgier and more affordable than their better-known, chichi rivals

Evening Standard

Folkestone isn’t the prettiest – but the food might just win you over

Lilly Subbotin finds stormy skies, strong cocktails and surprisingly good pizza in Folkestone, the Channel Tunnel’s forgotten neighbour – and wonders if it’s time we all took a second look

The Independent UK

Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

The Guardian - UK

Quarter of England’s strategic A-roads have electric car charging ‘cold spots’

Affected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30

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Baby girl bitten by XL bully in serious condition as two people arrested

Officers were called to Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, at 2.23pm on Wednesday after a report the eight-month-old had been bitten by a dog.

Evening Standard

Baby girl airlifted to hospital after being bitten by XL bully

Officers were called to Siskin Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, at 2.23pm on Wednesday after a report the eight-month-old had been bitten by a dog.

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Robinson charged under Terrorism Act before far-right march in London

Met says it expects ‘busy day’ on Saturday as Stand Up to Racism and Chris Kaba rallies also planned

Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson charged under Terrorism Act over mobile phone pin

Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act after turning himself in at Folkestone police station on Friday afternoon.

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The Independent UK

Tommy Robinson charged with terror offence after failing to provide phone password

The right-wing figure attended Folkestone Police Station where he was charged under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, Kent Police said

Evening Standard

Tommy Robinson says he's been ordered to surrender to police ahead of planned London protest

Far-right activist says he is going to attend Folkestone police station at 3pm on Friday, but the reasons why he has been told to surrender himself are unclear

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Robinson charged with phone offence under Terrorism Act – as it happened

Far-right activist has been charged with failing to provide the pin to his mobile phone over an incident earlier this year in Folkestone

Evening Standard

London Leaver: 'People run everywhere in London, no-one walks like in Folkestone'

Bianca Claessens and family had a long drawn out move away from Wanstead to the coast, but it was worth the wait

Evening Standard

Britons going to France warned: You'll be fingerprinted, photographed and face border queues due to Brexit

Ministers said there could be delays at Dover, the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras in London, and Eurotunnel at Folkestone in Kent

The Guardian - UK

The London & Paris, Folkestone, Kent: ‘Numerous devil-may-care twists’ – restaurant review

There’s effort in every turn to pack in extra interest, flavour or pizzazz

The Guardian - UK

‘God help us’: mixed feelings as nine seats in Kent go Labour

Some disenfranchised voters submitted a protest vote for Reform fearing immigration wouldn’t be slowed

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