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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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