Tag: Midlothian Council

A pioneering Edinburgh brewery firm is set to move into Midlothian after outgrowing its current premises.Vault City Brewing have been granted permission to make changes to an empty building at the Roslin Biotech Centre...

A fight to save a village church where it is claimed notorious grave robbers Burke and Hare almost met their demise has been launched.Newton Parish Church, in Midlothian, was visited by the body snatchers...

A construction business has been given the go ahead to move into a former church on the condition it keeps building materials indoors.Midlothian planners have approved a change of use for Gorebridge United Free Church...

A former Wetherspoons pub which sparked protests from hundreds of punters when it closed is to be turned into a soft play centre for children.The new House of Fun soft play venue will convert the ground...

A six foot fence stretching 31 metres along the boundary of a house in a conservation area was described as ‘harsh’ by planners.The proposed fence at Polton Bank, Lasswade, in Midlothian, was refused planning...

Operators of a waste recycling plant have insisted it is not near a school route – despite a pedestrian crossing and footpath to two primary schools on the same street.Enviroworx faced opposition from local...

A councillor reprimanded for eating on camera during a meeting has apologised claiming low blood sugar was behind the incident. Councillor Bryan Pottinger was taken to task at last month’s meeting of Midlothian Council by...

Trust was high on the agenda as Midlothian’s candidates to become the county’s next MP faced the public at a hustings in Dalkeith last night. Five of the six nominees attended the event at One...

Hundreds of blue badges in Midlothian were registered with dead people, it has been discovered, costing the council an estimated £202,000 in lost revenue. A report on fraud investigations carried out in the county has revealed...

Plans to build two new homes next to a peat moss in the Midlothian countryside have been approved on appeal after developers revealed they would be planting nearly 2,000 new trees on the land. The...

Two-thirds of people who took part in a public consultation over the plans for a new secondary school in Midlothian supported the plan, a new report has revealed. Plans to relocate Beeslack Community High School...

Midlothian councillors are being asked to ban schools from demanding children wear uniforms with school logos on them. A motion due to go before councillors this month says the cost of a uniform with a...

Supermarket giants Lidl have launched a fresh fight to light up the signs on a Midlothian store 15 years after they were first rejected as ‘garish’ by planners. Midlothian Council has repeatedly refused to allow the...

Residents in Midlothian are being offered help ensuring they have the proper ID to vote in next month’s general election. Midlothian Council is holding drop in sessions for people who do not have accepted photo...

A new community campus on the site of a former primary school will bring together community and school facilities in one place. Midlothian councillors this week approved plans to demolish the Mayfield Primary School building...

A local women’s aid charity has been given the go ahead to move into a former childrens nursery despite objections from neighbours, including a former council leader. Women’s Aid East and Midlothian wanted to create a...

Plans to move a support centre for vulnerable women and children into the home of a nursery have sparked objections from local residents. Women’s Aid East and Midlothian wants to move its staff into a...

Council tax bills and the cost of school meals frozen for the coming year as rent for local authority tenants rises by just under five per cent.Councillors had worked behind the scenes to agree...

Plans to relocate a community high school in Penicuik to new £120million facilities have been put out for public consultation - nearly two years after the new site was confirmed.Midlothian Council is asking for...

Vaccine 'fatigue' may be reason for up to 40 per cent of people failing to take up appointments in Midlothian for an important jab.Midlothian health bosses said the pneumococcal vaccine which prevents serious illnesses...

A landlady ordered to rip out 16 UPVC windows installed in a listed building faces court action after failing to carry out the work despite sympathy from Midlothian councillors.Gloria Silvestri replaced windows in the...

Cash-strapped councils could face huge bills as they pick up the pieces after Scottish house builder Stewart Milne called in the administrators this week.Unfinished council homes, roads which have not been cleared for adoption...

Council officers were accused of riding a ‘horse and cart’ through the democratic process in a furious row over a decision to resurface a footpath.Midlothian councillors clashed after they were presented with a report...

A tourist tax could cost Midlothian Council more to operate than it will bring in each year, a new report has revealed.The visitors levy, which could mean that people charged £2 for every overnight...

An energy giant has applied for planning permission to put nearly 1,300 solar panels on the roof of a Midlothian supermarket to help it reach its net zero climate goal.The Sainsbury’s store at Straiton...

St Davids Brass Band in Midlothian has bought the dilapidated Vogrie Hall in Gorebridge for £100,000 after a deal to take it over for just £1,000 fell through.St David's Brass Band is a registered...

A luxury furniture firm’s bid to expand its Midlothian industrial estate site has been rejected by planners over the proposed loss of mature trees.Midlothian Council’s planners rejected the application from local company Charlotte James...

Residents in Midlothian are being asked to name the council’s new superfast pothole machine which is reducing repair time from half a day to 30 minutes.Midlothian Council’s new 13 tonne JCB Pothole Pro has...

More than £32,000 in unpaid school meal fees have been written off by councillors in Midlothian as they revealed their shock at the levels of poverty in the county.A report brought before councillors on...

More than nine out of ten Midlothian streets which currently have 30mph speed limits would be reduced to 20mph under plans set to go before councillors next week.A review of roads across the county...