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News published April 2025

• Penicuik heritage project exceeds expectations

  Published 2 Apr 2025

  A multi-million-pound regeneration project to breathe new life into Penicuik has exceeded its original aims, a new report finds.

• Council Leader and local MP meet with local employers

  Published 2 Apr 2025

  Council Leader Kelly Parry and Kirsty McNeill MP met with Midlothian businesses and key service providers to discuss the impact of the upcoming changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions.

• Give your views on plans for an ASN stage at Loanhead Primary

  Published 2 Apr 2025

  Midlothian Council has launched a consultation on plans to establish an Additional Support Needs (ASN) stage at Loanhead Primary School under the leadership of the school's head teacher.

• MLDP (2017) Delivery Programme for 2025-2027 approved by Council

  Published 2 Apr 2025

  Midlothian Councillors have approved the draft Delivery Programme for the Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017 (MLDP).

• Tell us what you think about housing in Midlothian

  Published 1 Apr 2025

  We are currently working on a draft Local Housing Strategy to cover the period 2026/27 to 2030/31 and we need your ideas and suggestions for improvement.

• Midlothian Council enhances community safety with CCTV upgrades

  Published 1 Apr 2025

  A project upgrading Midlothian’s CCTV system is making communities safer by significantly enhancing Police Scotland’s ability to investigate alleged offences, according to a new report by the council.

• New guidelines for using mobile phones in schools

  Published 1 Apr 2025

  Midlothian Council is to implement new guidelines for using mobile phones in secondary schools. 

• Revised scheme for community councils

  Published 1 Apr 2025

  At the full Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors approved a revised Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils in Midlothian 2025.