Our feed of the latest news from Folkestone and Hythe.
Six hotels in the coastal town of Folkestone, Kent, have teamed up to offer customers a 20% discount when booking a long stay, as an initiative to extend the summer season and appeal to cabin fever-struck homeworkers longing for a change of scene. Read more
*This competition is now closed* Folkestone & Hythe District Council is inviting residents to enter a competition to name the former Debenhams building in Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Read more
The first panels of a 34-window campaign to promote Folkestone have been revealed on the windows of the former Debenhams store at 48-66 Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Read more
A new directory of enterprising businesses which are helping Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh area residents by delivering food to their homes is being compiled. Read more
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has successfully completed its purchase of the former Debenhams store in Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Read more
Creative Folkestone has announced that its fifth Triennial, entitled The Plot, has been postponed until 2021 in order to support social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has already paid out over £8 million in government grants to local businesses hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has funded a tailor-made business support programme. Read more
A special Folkestone edition of the family-favourite board game Monopoly has gone on sale. Read more
The future of Folkestone town centre is shining even brighter after Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) successfully agreed terms to purchase the former Debenhams store. Read more