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News published March 2023

• Council helps nature thrive with new pond projects

  Published 28 Mar 2023

  Local people can enjoy watching wildlife thrive in a new pond beside the Dalkeith to Penicuik cycle path at Rosewell. 

• New machine fixes potholes permanently in 30 mins

  Published 23 Mar 2023

  Midlothian Council has a new and not so secret weapon in the ‘fight’ against potholes.

• New football pitches confirmed for Midlothian communities

  Published 23 Mar 2023

  Communities across Midlothian are to benefit from new football pitches and upgrades to existing amenities under proposals to address the findings of a report on the county’s outdoor football pitches.

• Council help secure future of historic Mavisbank House

  Published 21 Mar 2023

  Midlothian Council has agreed to use its compulsory purchase powers to help secure a future for Mavisbank House – a Category A Listed historic building near Bonnyrigg.

• Council announces new fees

  Published 21 Mar 2023

  Midlothian Council is introducing new fees and charges from 1 April.

• Councillor Douglas Bowen appointed as new Depute Provost of Midlothian

  Published 21 Mar 2023

  Councillor Douglas Bowen appointed as new Depute Provost of Midlothian

• Jubilee 'avenue of trees' planted

  Published 17 Mar 2023

  Provost Debbi McCall did the honours by helping plant the final beech sapling along Midlothian Council’s ‘avenue of trees’ to mark the late Queen’s Jubilee.

• New energy-efficient council flats underway in Bonnyrigg

  

  Published 16 Mar 2023

  Work is underway to build 20 new Midlothian Council homes in Bonnyrigg as part of the most ambitious Passivhaus programme in Scotland.

• More help staying warm and well

  Published 8 Mar 2023

  Two more warm and well hubs are being opened in Midlothian to help those struggling with the cost of living crisis. Additional hubs at Danderhall and Loanhead libraries will open from Monday 13 March.

• Positive inspection rating for council's care homes for young people

  Published 1 Mar 2023

  Midlothian Council’s residential care homes for young people have been rated as ‘very good’ after an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate.