A quirky seaside town has been ranked one of the best UK destinations to visit in 2026 and it's fast becoming a must-visit ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze in a town centre after nearby businesses were evacuated. Pictures show crews at the scene ...

Folkestone has been making waves in the national press recently – with one magazine even suggesting it could be usurping Brighton as the UK’s coastal property hotspot. Interest has been growing ...

Folkestone has been crowned the best place to live in the south east of England, with Sunday Times judges gushing over its cool shops, excellent schools and transport links. Our reporter Rhys ...

Folkestone in Kent has traditionally been overshadowed by its bustling neighbour, Dover. Like many renowned seaside resorts across the UK, Folkestone thrived from the Edwardian era through to the ...

Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021, The Plot, is a free exhibition that opened to the public in July and runs until 2 November, with 23 major new public artworks across the town by 25 artists. With ...

The Folkestone Triennial opens to the public today, July 22, in the British seaside town of the same name. For the fifth edition of the town’s triennial of public art (through November 2), organizers ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

To continue listening to BBC Radio 5 Live in the Folkestone Area, please retune your radio to 909 Medium Wave. Alternatively, you may listen via DAB digital radio by selecting BBC Radio 5 Live on your ...

Along The Leas — the impressive swathe of clifftop green space running above the seafront — there is all the evidence that this was once a fashionable seaside resort. And in the centre of town the ...