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Excitement building as opening day draws near for Kent’s largest indoor market

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Excitement building as opening day draws near for Kent’s largest indoor market

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Eighty traders have already signed up to join Kent’s largest indoor market ahead of its opening later this month.Read Article

Three Kent towns named among UK’s best seaside resorts

Tourism · Folkestone

Three Kent towns named among UK’s best seaside resorts

Each saw praise for their beaches and volume of things to do Read Article

Folkestone & Hythe Council Paid £230K to Departing Staff with No NDAs, Raising Transparency Questions

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Folkestone & Hythe Council Paid £230K to Departing Staff with No NDAs, Raising Transparency Questions

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has paid over £230,000 to a handful of departing employees since 2022 through confidential settlement agreements—legal tools designed to end employment relationships quietly, and often permanently. While the council insists these agreements are standard, voluntary, and compliant with employment law, critics argue their use raises important questions about transparency, accountability, and the potential misuse …Read Article

Catman and Fatboy Slim team up for one-night-only exhibit

He has often been hailed as Kent’s answer to BanksyFolkestone · Folkestone Read Article

A IS FOR_ reworked Folkestone harbour plans recommended for approval

The Architects’ Journal A IS FOR_ reworked Folkestone harbour plans recommended for approval A IS FOR_’s revision of controversial plans for Folkestone Harbour has been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting next weekThe post A IS FOR_ reworked Folkestone harbour plans recommended for approval appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino SpocchiaFolkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Young businessman secures new hygiene rating at town-centre burger van

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A young businessman has secured a new food hygiene rating at his town-centre burger van following a previous bad inspection.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Greggs pulls bid to convert former town centre bank

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Greggs has withdrawn its plans to take over a former town centre bank, just weeks after applying to convert the site.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone Harbour’s Second Bite at the Cherry: Revised Development Plans Return to Planning Committee

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Planning Committee will once again consider major redevelopment proposals for the town’s historic harbour area, with a fresh reserved matters planning application—25/0158/FH—set to come before the Planning Committee on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 7:00pm. The proposal covers all reserved matters—Layout, Access, Scale, Appearance, and Landscaping—for Phases 5 and 6 of the Folkestone Seafront Development. Specificall…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Three Kent seaside towns named among the nation’s 10 'most picturesque'

Each has received a huge amount of attention on social mediaSocial Media · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone cliff stabilisation work set to begin in autumn

Work to stabilise a cliff below The Leas in Folkestone is due to start in autumn this year, following two landslides along the cliff face in 2023 and 2024.Work · Folkestone Read Article

Greedy smuggling gangs cramming more migrants into small boats as Labour’s excuse for record arrivals is sunk - Business Fast

GREEDY smuggling gangs are cramming ever more migrants into small boats — as the Government’s excuse for record arrivals was sunk. The number of dinghies carrying 80 or more people tripled in just one year. 3 Greedy smuggling gangs are cramming ever more migrants into small boatsCredit: PA 3 Starmer’s plan to smash the gangs is in tattersCredit: AFP In the 12 months to April, there were 33 compared to 11 in 2024 and just one in 2023. And there…Immigration · Folkestone Read Article

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