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News published June 2024

• Advice for postal voters - issued Sunday 30 June

  Published 30 Jun 2024

  We've updated our advice for postal voters. If you have your postal vote you can hand it in at our council headquarters. If your pack has not arrived, you can apply for a replacement.

• Advice for postal voters - issued Saturday 29 June

  Published 29 Jun 2024

  We are advising those who have had their application for a postal vote approved to let us know if you have not yet received your postal pack.

• YCAT team supporting young people into work

  Published 28 Jun 2024

  Six young adults with learning difficulties are developing new skills, becoming more independent and enjoying feeling part of the community thanks to a new volunteer work placement scheme.

• Single Midlothian Plan successes

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Councillors have today (Tuesday) discussed and noted key achievements in the first year of a four-year plan to improve the lives of local people. 

• More school leavers in Midlothian going into further education

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  More than 95% of Midlothian pupils who left school in 2022/23 went on to further education, employment, training or volunteering.

• Beeslack to move to Easter Bush

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Councillors have agreed Beeslack Community High School is to relocate from its current site to land adjacent to Easter Bush from August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

• Councillors approve new senior social work appointments

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Joan Tranent, Midlothian Council’s Chief Social Work Officer and Chief Officer Children’s Services Partnership and Communities is to retire in October.

• Mayfield Nursery to become Early Learning Centre

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Councillors have agreed to close Mayfield Nursery School and redesignate it as the new Mayfield Early Learning Centre when it opens in August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

• Nearly £500,000 of Cost of Living supports

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Midlothian Council is to commit almost half a million pounds of Scottish Government Covid recovery funding to helping residents struggling with the cost of living.

• Consultation about closing Lasswade High School Childcare Service

  Published 25 Jun 2024

  Local people are to be consulted on plans to close Lasswade High School Childcare Service.

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