Folkestone & Hythe District Council have issued a 24-hour warning that swimming is not advised at Sunny Sands beach.

There has been a recent increase in jellyfish around Folkestone’s coast, and we have had reports of numerous members of the public being stung.

The outboard engine for the Folkestone Safety Boat has been stolen.

Emergency services were called to Folkestone Harbour Arm today when a person was reported to be in the water.

On Sunday 30th July, it was discovered that the flagpole and radio mast at the Lifeguard Lookout above Sunny Sands had been vandalised and left inoperable.

Want to try something different this summer? We are now accepting volunteer lifeguards (age 16+ only), full training provided!

At around 6.00am on Wednesday 23rd November, the Coastguard and RNLI were called to a boat off the coast of Dover.

A 39 year old woman has died after being recovered from the sea off Folkestone by a Coastguard Rescue helicopter.

Please help us to raise money to repair our equipment, and to be able to continue to provide valuable life saving services.

Kent Police were called in the early hours of this morning to reports of a woman in the water at Folkestone Harbour.