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Concern over plans to build new school across a busy road
Concern over plans to build a new £120 million Midlothian high school with a main road running through the site have been raised by...
Nail bars, escape rooms and boot camps face licensing changes
Nail bars, escape rooms and boot camps could be added to the list of premises needing a licence to operate in Midlothian in the...
Midlothian Council leader given increased security over the weekend
It is understood Midlothian Council leader Kelly Parry was given increased security over the weekend, with fellow councillors also adding extra safety measures following...
Autowash firm’s car port blocked views of railway bridge
A vehicle valet firm has lost its bid for planning permission for a car port after planners ruled it blocked views of a listed...
Lidl launches new fight over Penicuik signs
Supermarket giants Lidl have appealed to Scottish Ministers after Midlothian planners refused to let them put up a flagpole in the latest battle over...
Fresh bid for housing on former scout camp site
A fresh bid to demolish a former scout hut and replace it with two new family homes has been lodged with Midlothian Council.
The proposals...
Free exercise sessions scrapped for hundreds of users
Hundreds of vulnerable Midlothian residents will have to pay for access to sports centres after the council scrapped free sessions.
Carers have reacted with anger...
Weedkiller use a ‘necessary evil’
Councillors who led the fight to ban the use of a toxic weedkiller in Midlothian have now backed plans for it to be used...
Midlothian councillors agree 56% pay rise in under a minute
Midlothian councillors yesterday agreed a 56% pay increase for senior colleagues in just 45 seconds – moments before confirming council tax rises for residents.
A...
Council leader says standards body is not fit for purpose
A council leader has accused the body which investigates elected members of having a ‘weak record’ in dealing with sexual harassment cases.
Councillor Kelly Parry,...
Midlothian Council backs 10% council tax rise
Midlothian Council became the latest Scottish local authority to introduce a 10% council tax rise today as its leader said people would pay more...
Anger as ‘lifeline’ school transport to be withdrawn
A bus service described by families as a ‘lifeline’ after their children were suddenly moved out of their school is to be axed this...
Midlothian councillors asked to back closure of sports centres at weekends
Two Midlothian sports centres could close at weekends while swimming pool hours are cut as the council looks to bridge a £10m funding gap...
Midlothian councillors set to introduce 10% council tax increase
Midlothian councillors looks set to follow their East Lothian neighbours and approve a 10% council tax increase next week.
The proposed increase is in budget...
Old Midlothian mill ruins to be restored with glass roof
Plans to restore a former corn mill which has been described as a ‘folly’ on the grounds of a listed farmhouse have been given...
Cost of headquarters refit revealed as £12.6m
The cost of refurbishing Midlothian Council’s head office in Dalkeith has been revealed as £12.6million.
Councillors met behind closed doors to agree work on the...
Call to extend weedkiller use in Midlothian
Midlothian councillors are being asked to approve the use of a toxic weedkiller three months earlier than usual this year because of climate change.
Council...
MP confirms £20m pledge to Mayfield gone
Plans to invest £20 million in a Midlothian community will not go ahead under the new Labour Government, Midlothian’s MP has confirmed.
Former Prime Minister...
Horse lovers retreat on hillside ‘too conspicuous’
A bid to create a glamping retreat for horse lovers on a hillside in Midlothian has been rejected by planners who said they would...
‘Unusual’ pergola in Penicuik sparks objections
Concerns over an ‘unusual’ green pergola installed on the driveway of a house in a conservation area have been dismissed by planners.
Neighbours of the...
Hillend housing plans to get go ahead
Scottish Ministers are set to give the go ahead to new housing at a former petrol station at Hillend after ruling it will make...
Call for developers to pay for removal of signs
Developers have been accused of ‘littering’ Midlothian with signs left on lampposts long after they are needed.
A meeting of Midlothian Council’s planning committee this week...
Midlothian Council in talks with employer over move
Midlothian Council has been holding talks with a local employer in a bid to keep them in the county as they look for smaller...
Midlothian Council pays over £316,000 for scaffolding
Scaffolding put up outside Midlothian council headquarters after a piece of masonry fell from it two years ago has cost the local authority over...
Midlothian councillor cleared of breach over coffee machine ‘small talk’
A senior councillor accused of making an ‘inappropriate’ comment to a young council worker has been cleared of breaching any standards after his words...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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