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      <title>Providing excellent coastal flood protection</title>
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      <description>Beach management work which helps protect coastal properties from a storm likely to occur once in every 200 years (1:200) begins this week.</description>
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      <title>Driving home for Christmas – and parking for free</title>
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      <title>Positive changes made by waste operator</title>
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      <description>The district’s air is that little bit cleaner thanks to changes made by the council’s recycling and waste collection contractor.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Replacement pump for Hythe Pool</title>
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      <description>Hythe Pool will be closed for two days next week to allow essential maintenance works to be carried out.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Local services unite to help residents this winter</title>
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      <description>Folkestone &amp; Hythe District Council is inviting residents to a community event designed to help people access advice, information and practical support ahead of the colder months.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Milestone for Otterpool Park as outline planning application is submitted </title>
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      <description>Otterpool Park LLP, working in collaboration with Homes England, has submitted updated information to F&amp;HDC as part of the current outline planning application for Otterpool Park. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Making a difference is the real award</title>
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      <description>Folkestone &amp; Hythe District Council has been praised for its “leading edge approaches” to supporting vulnerable residents for the third consecutive year.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Largest turnout of council's youth forum</title>
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      <description>A new cohort of local school students were welcomed to help shape the district’s future in the council’s latest meeting.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Flats re-opened following Folkestone hotel fire</title>
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      <description>Residents who had to leave their homes following the Grand Burstin Hotel fire in Folkestone are now able to return to their flats.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Working together after Grand Burstin fire</title>
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      <description>Work to support residents who were evacuated following the fire at the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone is continuing.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Residents have to leave homes after hotel fire</title>
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      <description>Residents living near to the fire-damaged Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone have been relocated for safety reasons.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council signs up to support Folkestone's Grace Hill Project </title>
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      <description>The Grace Hill Steering Group has announced a significant milestone in its ongoing work, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) now formally signed by all community partners.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Making sure support gets to the right people</title>
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      <description>Over £1.25m of funds claimed fraudulently or in error has been identified in the past year.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Your District Today well worth a read</title>
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      <description>There is a whole load of interesting news and information in the latest edition of Your District Today magazine, out from this week.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Community at heart of Folca planning application</title>
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      <description>An application aimed at preparing the Art Deco section of a former Folkestone department store to become an active mixed-used building with commercial units and a medical centre has been submitted.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Help bring back international rail services to Kent</title>
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      <description>Kent County Council (KCC) is urging residents to help secure the return of international rail services to Ashford and Ebbsfleet by taking part in a short survey.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>Preparation of a new Local Plan for the district has begun and residents, businesses and local communities are being invited to get involved.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Better play time for young people of Cheriton</title>
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      <description>New dynamic play equipment specifically aimed at toddlers and teenagers has been added to Cheriton Recreation Ground.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Blooming marvellous tenants celebrate successful garden competition results</title>
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      <description>Council tenants have been recognised for their impressive efforts in the annual Folkestone &amp; Hythe District Council (F&amp;HDC) gardening competition.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>There has been a real energy around the Changing Tides Coastal Centre in Greatstone since its opening earlier this year.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate>
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