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Locals object to proposed move of support centre for vulnerable women and children
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...
Midlothian: ‘Grown up council’ passes council tax freeze and rent rise
Council tax bills and the cost of school meals frozen for the coming year as rent for local authority tenants rises by just under...
Public consultation on new Midlothian high school finally launched
Plans to relocate a community high school in Penicuik to new £120million facilities have been put out for public consultation - nearly two years...
Vaccine uptake fall in Midlothian as people are asked to get too many at...
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...
Landlady ordered to take out new windows
A landlady ordered to rip out 16 UPVC windows installed in a listed building faces court action after failing to carry out the work...
Councils may have to pick up where Stewart Milne has left off
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...
Undemocratic decision over Auchendinny path
Council officers were accused of riding a ‘horse and cart’ through the democratic process in a furious row over a decision to resurface a...
Midlothian fear net loss over tourist tax scheme
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,...
Sainsbury’s lodge planning application for solar panels
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...
Brass band spends £100,000 buying hall after community asset transfer falls through
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...
Furniture firm’s expansion plans rejected over loss of mature trees
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...
Midlothian Council running a competition to name their new Pothole Pro
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...
MIDLOTHIAN: School meal debt wiped as cost of living crisis continues
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...
Twenty will be plenty in Midlothian
More than nine out of ten Midlothian streets which currently have 30mph speed limits would be reduced to 20mph under plans set to go...
Thousands of adults in Midlothian can’t afford to turn on the heat
Up to 21,000 adults living in Midlothian cannot afford to turn on the heat in their homes to keep warm or eat a balanced...
MIDLOTHIAN: 395 homes approved despite 163 objections and no bus service
Plans to build 395 new houses on the edge of a Midlothian village which does not have a single bus service have been given...
Depute provost steps down to take on health role
Midlothian’s Depute Provost Connor McManus has resigned from the post to take on a role as health spokesperson.
Cllr Connor McManus was appointed as deputy...
Emergency fund will help galas in Midlothian
An emergency fund to help local galas pay for this year’s events is set to be launched as Midlothian Council looks to increase licence...
Councillors remember former colleague Alex Bennett
A minute’s silence was held in memory of former Midlothian councillor and campaigner for miners rights Alex Bennett ahead of a council meeting this...
Midlothian Council raise council tax by five per cent
Council tax will rise by five per cent in Midlothian in the year ahead as a last minute agreement among councillors allowing plans to...
Hillend ski centre plans may be shelved
A multi-million pound upgrade for Hillend ski slope should be shelved in the current financial crisis, Midlothian councillors were told this week.
Councillor Peter Smaill,...
No funding for Edinburgh and Midlothian in round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund
Ten projects across Scotland did receive grants from Round Two of the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund, however none of these was in the...
Midlothian Council’s business plan stalls once more
A five-year plan for the future of Midlothian has been stalled for a second time amid claims it is nothing more than an unfunded ‘wish...
Councillors call for tougher restrictions on sale of fireworks
Tougher restrictions on the sale of fireworks should be “fast-tracked” following violent scenes across Scotland around Bonfire Night, councillors in Midlothian have said.
Councillors Stephen...
Deputy Provost named Young Councillor of the Year
Midlothian’s Deputy Provost, Connor McManus, has been named this year’s Young Councillor of the Year at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
Cllr McManus was recognised...
Council’s task force to continue following’catastrophic’ decisions by UK Government
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
A cost of living taskforce set up to deal with a winter crisis may have to continue longer term...
Planning permission refused for new house in garden
An Edinburgh cabbie who wanted to build a bungalow in his garden to help house his adult children has accused councillors of caring more...
Midlothian Council to meet in person for first time since the pandemic began
Midlothian councillors will hold their first public in person meeting in more than two years next week after being told a hybrid plan may...
Hotel plan to add glamping at Dalhousie Castle
Plans to put luxury camping pods in an historic Midlothian parkland have been lodged by a hotel chain.
Owners of Dalhousie Castle and Spa, Robert...
Drive through Costa given the green light near Sheriffhall roundabout
Plans for a new Costa Coffee drive-thru as part of new business park near Sheriffhall Roundabout have been approved, despite concerns over litter.
The proposals...
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