Local News

Midlothian MP David Hamilton has welcomed the latest unemployment figures for the county, which show a fall of seven per cent in the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance.

Hands up everyone who has lots of photos of their pet on their phone!

A Midlothian viaduct dating back over 160 years has been put back into use as construction work on the Borders Railway gets underway at various locations.

MIDLOTHIAN South MSP Christine Grahame has welcomed a £1.3 million cash injection to tackle fuel poverty in the region.

A Midlothian woman’s pioneering childcare work has led to her being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

An angry mother, who claims her six-year-old daughter is being assaulted at school on a daily basis, feels she in not being listened to.

PLANS to revitalise an historic Midlothian building have received a major funding setback.

Christine Grahame MSP is welcoming a cash injection of over £2.5 million to tackle fuel poverty in her Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.

A Penicuik school has scooped top prize in a cycling competition.

Midlothian Council and NHS Lothian have organised a flash mob event to highlight why exercise is essential in preventing older people from taking a tumble.

A MAJOR commuter link through Dalkeith will be shut until next year in a growing nightmare for residents, with the repair bill rising to almost £2 million.

Police are appealing for information following an assault in Dalkeith in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 16).

Campaigners against the closure of public toilets in Midlothian claim the council has made a U-turn.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a vulnerable woman was raped in a Lothians beauty spot in broad daylight.

Midlothian Campaign Against the Cuts has announced plans for a demonstration to be held on Tuesday, June 25 at 12.30pm.

A man who sexually assaulted a woman in broad daylight is being hunted by police.

Recycling of ‘co-mingled’ items such as cardboard, paper and hard plastic is up by over 14 per cent in Midlothian, according to latest figures.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her early twenties was subjected to a serious sexual assault last month.

Macsween of Edinburgh has been named Scotland’s Family Business of the Year for 2013.

More than 30 venues have confirmed their participation in this year’s Midlothian Doors Open Day.