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Midlothian Council mileage rate led to staff paying extra tax
A decision by Midlothian Council to increase the amount of money it gave staff to cover travel costs actually left some facing a higher...
Car hire firm told to park extra vehicles 300 metres from site
A car rental firm has been barred from parking on the streets around its site amid concerns about its impact on a busy highway.
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Call for UK Government to tell council about asylum seekers
Concern over a lack of information about asylum seekers being housed in Midlothian by the UK Ministry of Defence has been raised amid claims...
Penicuik British Legion club could be turned into a pub
A British Legion club could be turned into a pub amid claims it would help foster a feeling of community in its town.
An application...
Bonnyrigg restaurant bids to expand controversial car park
Midlothian Council has been warned it faces a ‘feral’ reaction from a local community if there is an accident on a walkway it has...
Fresh bid for mill lade houses in Penicuik
Developers have launched a fresh bid to build a trio of houses on a slope in Penicuik next to a former mill lade, removing...
Listed house owner bids for permission to grow vegetables
The owners of a listed house have applied for planning permission to create a working fruit and vegetable garden in its grounds.
Plans to create...
Midlothian Gym turns storeroom into takeaway
A Midlothian gym has converted storage space into a takeaway, beauty parlour and outside parcel pick up point.
The LO-GY Centre, in Loanhead, has applied...
Dalkeith Country Park adventure playground tree maze plans revealed
Plans to extend a popular Midlothian adventure playground with a giant tree maze have been lodged with planners.
The Buccleuch Estate, which operates Fort Douglas...
Planning application submitted for brownfield site in Penicuik
A planning application has been submitted to Midlothian Council for the redevelopment of the former Pomathorn Mill site in Penicuik, a brownfield site identified...
First look at new primary school extension
Plans to add four new classrooms to a Midlothian primary school will see it expand into its own playground.
Proposals for the Bilston Primary School...
Bid to turn empty Bonnyrigg office into shops launched
A fresh bid to convert an office block into a new venture has been launched with plans to turn the ground floor into shops.
The...
Housebuilder’s advertising signs rejected
A giant roadside sign promoting a luxury housing development in Midlothian has been refused permission to go ahead by planners.
Robertson Homes wanted to promote...
Public barred from Midlothian Council meetings during £12.6m refit
The public will be barred from attending Midlothian council meetings in person for the nearly two years as a £12.6million refit is carried out...
Midlothian will have to put up a ‘full’ sign warning
Midlothian will have to put a ‘full’ sign up unless Scottish Government funds more infrastructure to support new housing targets, a councillor has warned.
Former...
Shortlist of sites for thousands of new homes in Midlothian approved
A shortlist of potential sites for thousands of new homes has been backed by Midlothian councillors with large scale developments included in the proposals.
A...
Sports firm bid to move into former mobility showroom rejected
A sportswear firm’s bid to move into the former home of a mobility store has been rejected by planners over the use of a...
Midlothian Council confirms taxi front seat ban for pupils
Tax drivers in Midlothian have been told they can no longer allow school pupils to travel in the front passenger seat under new contract...
Midlothian Council to charge personal trainers and swimming instructors
Personal trainers and swimming instructors will have to pay hundreds of pounds a month to teach out of Midlothian Council sports centres from next...
Anger as school transport spending goes over budget
The cost of home to school transport in Midlothian rocketed to more than 50% over its budget last year with warnings it could triple...
Midlothian mosque wins flat appeal
The owners of a Midlothian mosque have won their fight to turn it into flats after a change in attendance patterns following the Covid...
Midlothian taxi drivers receive apology over delayed fare review
Council officers in Midlothian have apologised after a taxi fare review was delayed by more than a year leaving them facing rising costs.
A meeting...
Bid to turn Gorebridge office into short term let
An estate agent is appealing after they were refused permission to turn their main street offices into a short term holiday let by Midlothian...
Midlothian taxi drivers call for fare increases
Taxi fares in Midlothian could go up by up to 20% after cab firms called for an increase in their first review in three...
Battery storage site next to school approved despite concerns
Scottish Ministers have given the go ahead to a battery storage site less than 100 metres from a school campus despite safety concerns.
Midlothian councillors...
Bonnyrigg infant school to become day care centre
A former primary school is to be turned into a day care centre for council and charitable organisations in Midlothian.
The Category-C listed Bonnyrigg Infant...
Shipping tank to help develop tropical seafood in Midlothian
Scientists will use a shipping container to help them develop tropical seafood using artificial intelligence on land in Midlothian.
Midlothian Council planners have given the...
Dramatic cut in parking spaces on new housing estates in Midlothian
Parking spaces on new housing estates and other developments in Midlothian are set to be dramatically cut in a bid to crackdown on private car use.
New...
Midlothian has no current plans to introduce a drugs safer consumption room
Midlothian has no current plans to introduce a drugs safer consumption room for drug users amid concern about ‘community disquiet’ surrounding Scotland’s first one...
Councillors have ‘little sympathy’ for those who complain about 20mph speed limit
Objectors to a new 20mph speed limit across towns in Midlothian have been told an extra minute on their journeys ‘won’t kill them’ by...
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