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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Call to ban schools from demanding children wear uniforms with logos on them
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...
Lidl launch fresh fight to light up signs on a Midlothian store
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...
Midlothian residents offered help with voter ID ahead of election
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...
Midlothian councillors approve plans for new community campus
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...
Woman’s Aid charity given go ahead to move into former nursery despite objections from...
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...
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