Tag: Midlothian Council
Midlothian Council to introduce overnight stays for motorhome users in country park
A cash-strapped council is to introduce overnight stays for motorhome users in one of its country parks to raise funds.
Midlothian councillors are to open up spaces at Vogrie Country Park for a fee as...
Housing plans for farmland at Straiton lodged by Cala
Housebuilders Cala have lodged plans for a huge mixed use site on farmland next to Straiton just weeks after plans for a £22m development on neighbouring land was rejected.
Cala have revealed plans for private...
Councillors concerns over battery storage near school campus
Concerns have been raised over plans to build a large battery storage site on a 12 hectare field less than 100 metres from a school campus.
Midlothian councillors were this week asked for their views...
Bid to stop travellers using Midlothian car parks
Unauthorised traveller camps have caused around £80,000 in damage to University of Edinburgh sites in Midlothian in recent months, it has been claimed.
The university has asked Midlothian planners to give it the go ahead...
Midlothian Council set to look for more twinning towns for county
A hunt for new communities to twin with Midlothian towns is set to be launched in a bid to boost trade and tourism.
A report to go before councillors next week says that while the...
Move to tighten controls over boarding in wake of XL bully risk
A rise in the popularity of XL bully dogs has led to a call to tighten regulations around animal boarding kennels in Midlothian.
Councillors are being asked to approve additional conditions for owners applying for...
Midlothian Council leader says too soon to say over tax increase
Midlothian Council leader Kelly Parry today said it was too early to tell what impact lifting a council tax freeze will have on residents in the coming year.
Speaking as the Scottish Government lifted the...
Pentland Park project rejected by Scottish Ministers
The company behind plans for a £22.4million housing project near Straiton have said they are ‘disappointed’ after it was rejected by Scottish Ministers.
Pentland Park Marine Ltd had appealed after Midlothian Council refused permission for...
Country park lodges plan will support future
A plan to build up to 200 holiday lodges within Dalkeith Country Park will help sustain the estate for the future and boost the local economy, its operators say.
The proposals are set to have...
Hundreds of youngsters help decorate Danderhall tree
Hundreds of youngsters helped decorate their village tree as snow fell in a winter wonderland in Danderhall this week.
The children were invited to bring their own baubles to place on the tree which was...
Six school staff reported being assaulted every day in Midlothian last year
Six school staff reported being assaulted every day in Midlothian last year, according to figures released by the council.
More than 1250 attacks were recorded in Midlothian schools during 190 school days over 2023, ranging...
Midlothian councillors overturn fence decision on appeal
A pensioner who faced having to tear down her fence after putting her life-savings into it has won the right to keep it on appeal.
Susan Gibson’s fence was blown down in high winds but...
Outdated rules over tinted windows on taxi cabs relaxed
Outdated rules over tinted windows on taxi cabs have been relaxed after claims drivers were having to spend thousands of pounds changing newer vehicles.
Midlothian councillors heard that some new cabs came with factory standard...
Historic Melville Castle wins marquee fight
A hotel operator who was ordered to remove a temporary marquee which has stood for ten years has won his fight to keep it for a little longer as a permanent replacement is found.
Historic...
Social care services could face cuts in Midlothian
Social care services could face cuts in Midlothian after bosses warned they may have to ‘stop spending’ until March next year.
A meeting of Midlothian councillors was today told that services in the county are...
Nearly 1000 former miners in Midlothian to get pension boost
Nearly 1,000 former miners in Midlothian could see their pensions increase by 32 per cent after funds were returned to them as part of the UK Government budget.
Reserves of around £1.5 billion which had...
‘Kit’ house plans for former swimming pool site
A former swimming pool could be one of two sites used to trial new ‘kit’ style housing in Midlothian under plans to create more affordable homes.
Midlothian councillors are being asked to back plans to...
Council leader calls for action at Sheriffhall roundabout
A six year delay to planned upgrades at Sheriffhall roundabout has left Midlothian residents and businesses ‘bearing the brunt’ of daily congestion and delays, the Scottish Transport Secretary has been told.
Midlothian Council leader Kelly...
Labour councillor facing second standards hearing in 18 months
A Midlothian councillor is facing a second hearing over allegations of inappropriate comments in 18 months.
Bryan Pottinger was cleared by the Standards Commission of any wrong doing after claims he commented on a female...
OAP says before fence she picked up other dog poos daily
A pensioner who moved her garden fence to take in open grass beside her house said she had to because people were leaving dog poo in ‘double figures’ on the land before she took...
Rural village to have first new home in 140 years
A rural village designed by one of Scotland’s greatest Victorian architects is to welcome its first new home in 140 years.
Midlothian councillors have granted permission for a new house to be built on the...
Wedding venue operator hits back at planners after marquee refusal
A hotel operator who has invested £3million in an historic Midlothian castle has accused council planners of acting in an ‘absolutely outrageous’ way after they ordered them to tear down a marquee which has...
Historic wedding venue told it cannot keep marquee
An historic castle which has become a popular wedding venue has been refused permission to carry on using its marquee ten years after it was first put up.
Melville Castle operators had asked Midlothian Council...
Flags fly at half mast for former First Minister
Flags flew at half mast over the weekend as council leaders in Midlothian and East Lothian paid tribute to former First Minister Alex Salmond.
In Midlothian the Saltire above Penicuik Town Hall was lowered in...
Primary school pupil exclusions doubles in two years
The number of primary school pupils excluded in Midlothian has doubled in the last two years with nearly one in a 100 taken out of classes, a new report has revealed.
The average number of...
Praise for school once condemned for making lessons ‘too easy’
A primary school where pupils complained lessons were not hard enough has been praised for making improvements over the last year.
A report on Sacred Heart RC Primary School, in Penicuik, said staff had worked...
Estate plans cafe for cyclists and locals in rural location
A 200-year-old farm workshop could become a haven for cyclists if it gets the go ahead to be converted into a countryside cafe.
Carrington Mains Farm was built in the early 1800s by the Earl...
Widowed mum left without heating over £29 bill
A widowed mum says she has been left with no heating in her new council house after the local authority failed to pay a debt left by the previous tenant.
Sarah Thomson moved into her...
Holiday let owner wants to turn it back into house
The owner of a short term holiday let in Midlothian wants to turn it back into a home after saying changes to tax laws will wipe out its profits from next year.
Laura Chambers has...
Plans lodged to turn former church into family retreat
A 19th century village church could be turned into a family retreat and conference centre.
Plans for Glencorse Church, in Milton Bridge, which is a Category A listed building, have been lodged with Midlothian Council...
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