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Bonnyrigg-based novelist Catriona Child appears at Edinburgh International Book Festival next month.​

​Jean Stirling proudly calls herself a resident of Penicuik. But her childhood was quite different. She lived a merry-go-round life on the road with her family as Scottish Travelling Showpeople.

The first phase of a programme of improvements to Rosslyn Chapel’s lighting is underway. The post Let there be Light at Rosslyn Chapel! appeared first on Midlothian View.

Overall there were a higher number of SQA entries and awards in 2023 than last year. The post Midlothian exam results published today show a continued return to pre-pandemic performance levels appeared first on Midlothian View.

The two family-owned and run restaurants have already won a series of awards

A restaurant owner has been told he will not have to rebuild a disused chimney stack on top of his Category B listed building. The post Restaurant owner wins bid to remove disused chimney stack appeared first on Midlothian View.

Plans to close a busy road next to the Edinburgh bypass for three months have sparked anger among local residents. The post Anger over Midlothian’s ‘legoland’ housing appeared first on Midlothian View.

Penicuik teenager raises hundreds for good causes

A new dedicated environmental crime team will be cracking down on flytipping, dog fouling, littering and other offences. The post New Midlothian environmental crime team has started work appeared first on Midlothian View.