The Latest Breaking News from Folkestone

Leah Daley was last seen on the evening of Sunday May 5 in Folkestone 

William Brown was wearing his favourite Cristiano Ronaldo football kit when he was hit by a car in Folkestone

A seven-year-old boy has been killed in a hit and run in Folkestone, Kent

Locals who spoke to Joe Middleton are concerned with rising rents, the ‘gentrification’ of the town and that Roger De Haan is trying to turn it into ‘a new Dubai’

The Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent, is one of only three remaining, Victorian, water balance cliff lifts left in the country.

The Garden of England has never been more chic — no wonder that people are moving there in their droves, says Ruth Bloomfield

Kent police say vehicle not public safety risk and incident not linked to search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

They’ve been compared to termite mounds, doner kebabs, even piles of poo. We report on the outrage that has greeted plans for seaside towers in the once faded town – with one-bedroom flats costing almost half a million pounds

Wildlife experts fear spread could devastate native bees, which the hornets dismember and eat

Historians and local people ponder presence of 8ft pole after appeal to find artist unsuccessful

Folkestone, Kent, was recently named one of the best places to live in the UK by The Sunday Times and has become a magnet for people fleeing the capital to live by the seaside