Tag: Midlothian Council
Waste recycling firm wins appeal over ‘residential’ base
A waste recycling firm which operated for three years without planning permission next to a residential street has won its appeal to carry on.
Enviroworx upgraded its facilities at the industrial estate off Engine Road,...
Bonnyrigg restaurant wins first step to new car park
A restaurant bid to build a customer car park on open land across the road has been approved after it claimed double yellow lines put down on its street had “seriously affected’ business.
Gigi’s in...
Former rugby international wins praise for farming vision
Former Scotland rugby international Alasdair Dickinson has won his fight to live on farm land in Midlothian after councillors praised his vision for its sustainable future.
The retired rugby prop had been refused permission to...
Objectors anger as hearing over church wedding venue is deferred
Angry objectors confronted councillors after they delayed a decision over a church being used as a wedding venue at the request of the applicant.
Nearly a dozen local residents attended the meeting of Midlothian Council’s...
Parents anger as Mayfield school campus faces more delays
Parents have warned something “catastrophic” could happen after plans to replace their dilapidated primary school building with a new multi-million pound campus were put on hold by Midlothian Council.
Families with children attending Mayfield and...
Plans to introduce double yellow lines for health centre approved
Double yellow lines next to a health centre have been given the go ahead after concerns were raised about ambulances getting to it.
Midlothian Councillors were told that cars parked on a corner of Imrie...
Lidl win appeal over sign planners described as ‘garish’
Supermarket giants Lidl have won an appeal over lighting their sign in a conservation area after it was revealed it overlooked a car par and pizza takeaway.
Midlothian Council repeatedly refused to give the food...
Concern over park inclusion in school extension plans
Concern over the inclusion of part of a popular park in plans to redevelop a high school have been raised after it was speculated it could be used to store construction materials.
Midlothian councillors were...
People in Midlothian urged to share their experience of cost of living
Families in Midlothian are being invited to share their tales of financial hardship in a new community project aimed at find ways to provide more support to people.
The “Experiences, Our Voices, Our Stories” project...
Midlothian Health chiefs say the 20 deaths recorded in 2023 is a ‘tragedy’
The number of people who died from drugs related deaths in Midlothian last year was five times higher than the previous year.
Health chiefs in Midlothian described the 20 deaths recorded in 2023 in the...
Home owner says hedgehog holes will make fence unsafe
A home owner told planners she could not put hedgehog holes in a new fence because her small dog could escape.
Susan Gibson applied for retrospective planning permission for the fence, which she said was...
Work starts on brass band’s dilapidated former village hall
Work has begun to turn a dilapidated former village hall into a new home for a community brass band a year after they paid £100,000 to buy it from Midlothian Council.
St Davids Brass Band, a...
Home for 18th century hearse turned into exhibition room
The ruins of a 19th century church shed built to house a horse drawn hearse have been transformed into an exhibition room in Penicuik.
The Hearse House at St Mungo’s church yard in the town...
Midlothian MP pledges to fight for fair council funding
Midlothian’s new MP has pledge to fight for fairer funding for local services as she marks her first month in the post.
Kirsty McNeill was elected with nearly 50 per cent of all votes to...
Anger as historic panels are removed from miners church
An investigation has been launched after historic panels marking the fight by miners to be allowed to worship in a local church were removed.
Newton Parish Church, which has links to notorious grave robbers Burke...
Chief social worker says waiting lists for ASN kids are next pandemic
Midlothian’s chief social worker has called for a national review of services for children with suspected additional support needs warning it will be the ‘next pandemic’ to hit the country.
Joan Tranent says 200 new...
Lothian councils prepare for bin strikes
Residents in Midlothian have been warned next week’s planned strike action will disrupt waste, street cleaning and recycling services in the county.
The local authority is one of 26 facing industrial action after members of...
Nursery staff did not show empathy to children report says
Nursery staff have come under fire for describing children as ‘kicking off’ and being ‘riled up’ during a visit from Care Inspectors.
Hopefield Castle Nursery, in Bonnyrigg, received two ‘weak’ grades following the visit for...
Scout hut housing plan which sparked objections withdrawn
Plans to demolish a scout hut next to a popular camp and build two houses have been withdrawn after attracting 65 objections.
The proposal to build two three bedroom houses on the land next to...
Pioneering Edinburgh brewery firm set to move to Midlothian
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...
Community fights to save church linked to Burke and Hare
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...
Construction business given the go ahead to move into a former church
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...
Former Wetherspoons pub to be turned into a soft play centre for children
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...
Planners describe fence along boundary of house as ‘harsh’
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...
Loanhead recycling firm challenges claim business is next to school path
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...
Councillor apologises for eating on camera during meeting citing low blood sugar
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...
General Election 2024: Midlothian candidates face public hustings
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...
Blue badge fraud costing council an estimated £202,000 in lost revenue
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...
Rural houses will bring nearly 2,000 new trees near Penicuik
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...
Public consultation shows support for new secondary school in Midlothian
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...
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