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Lloyds to permanently close Edinburgh and Midlothian Sainsbury's pharmacies

NHS Lothian has consulted with Lloyds as the pharmacy group has decided to permanently close to locations in Edinburgh and Midlothian. Patients who use either location have been informed of the decision.

Edinburgh Live

One casualty as Midlothian crash between car and motorbike shuts main road

Emergency services have scrambled to a crash in Midlothian as Police Scotland has closed Melville Dykes Road off following an RTC between a car and a motorbike on Friday morning.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian primary school pupils say lessons 'not hard enough'

Education Scotland's inspectors raised concerns that senior pupils were being taught while sitting in straight rows instead of being allowed to interact with their peers in groups

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Midlothian school attendance falls as educators urged to win 'hearts and minds' of pupils

Absence rates are higher than normal in primary and secondary schools in Midlohthian post Covid with incidents of distress and dysregulated behaviour in the classroom also causing concern

Edinburgh Live

New village planned near Edinburgh with 400 homes, shops and a health centre

The land next to the popular retail park in Straiton has been allocated for development by the Midlothian Council's newest Local Development Plan (LDP) strategy.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian piercing studio ordered to obscure windows as it gets go ahead

Planners said the access path to the studio, which passes a communal garden and flat entrances, was not suitable for the public footfall it would attract but councillors disagreed

Edinburgh Live

Pipers help West Lothian pupils beat a retreat

Robertson Homes organised for the Midlothian-based Glencorse Pipe Band to perform

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Midlothian home owner wins fight to build front porch with its own toilet

Planning officers had said that a front porch was normally built to provide extra protection to front entrances into people's homes and should not be stand out more than 2 metres from the main property itself

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian army veteran who lost his sight after brain surgery to run Edinburgh Marathon using cane

For the second time in the short space of five weeks, the army veteran from Midlothian will be running in a marathon to raise vital funds for a charity close to his heart, Guide Dogs.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian furniture firm expansion plans rejected over loss of mature trees

Charlotte James Furniture has been a local employer for more than a decade in Pentland Industrial Estate but has reached capacity and needs more space to expand its business

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Midlothian parents with newborn baby 'forced to drive' to GP to get appointment

Dad Eddie says he has driven three or four times to the practice after calling over 100 times in the morning to get an appointment for their baby who is allergic to milk and needs special formula to be perscribed

Edinburgh Live

Appeal over 'unreasonable' Midlothian council decision to reject body piercing studio

The shared vennel which would be used by customers attending to studio was compared to the many similar paths in Edinburgh's Old Town which contribute towards it having World Heritage Site status

Edinburgh Live

Public to name Midlothian's new 'magnificent beast' of a pothole fixer

Filla Black and Holey Murs were the council's name suggestions for the 13 tonne JCB machine but they are now asking the public to get involved

Edinburgh Live

New Midlothian community campus plans welcomed by councillors

Concern over future transport issues at the new campus were raised by local councillors who said the current school runs were creating bottlenecks in the surrounding streets

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Midlothian rapist Sean Hogg forced to flee home amid sentence backlash

The 21-year-old controversially avoided jail in April, after he was convicted of attacked on a 13-year-old in Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian, back in 2018.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian mechanic caught driving boss' BMW while on cocaine and cannabis

Jack Bennett was stopped by police in Midlothian and his saliva samples tested positive for the Class A drug and cannabis, admitting the drug driving charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

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Midlothian killer Luke Mitchell's message to protestors calling for release from prison

Luke Mitchell was found guilty of killing 14-year-old Jodi Jones in 2003, though maintains his innocence - with supporters calling for his release claiming "evidence was hidden".

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Multi-million pound Midlothian housing project appeal on hold over planning row

The fate of the Pentland project may rest with another development in West Lothian which Scottish Ministers have called in after it raised questions over its national planning policy

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SNP council writes off £32,000 in school meals debt amid poverty crisis

MORE than £32,000 in unpaid school meal fees have been written off by one SNP-controlled council ...

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian school meal debt written off as councillors hear 'shocking' poverty figures

The cost of the school day for many parents and children places a heavy burden on them, according the charities and local groups

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian Council confirms new 20mph zones set to be implemented in towns and villages

Ward maps produced by the council show most streets in towns and villages which have 30mph restrictions will be reduced to 20mph under new speeding policy

Edinburgh Live

Luxury Midlothian care home to include 'restaurant quality' dining for residents

The company behind the proposals says the state of the art home will also include all day cafe for family and friends a suite for residents to entertain guests and its own local shop which will be used by the surrounding community as well

Edinburgh Live

Nine out of ten Midlothian 30mph streets set to be reduced to 20mph

Some small rural communities which are surrounded by 60mph roads will need substantial traffic calming measures brought in to enforce the new speed limits if they go ahead

Edinburgh Live

Luxury hotel and spa near Edinburgh to be sold after owner announces retirement

Robert and Gina Parker, who own the Robert Parker Hotel Collection, have decided to retire, meaning the historic Dalhousie Castle & Aqueous Spa near Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, has been put up for sale

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian ramblers get fright as three-legged robot screams at them during walk

Two men were startled after three-legged robots started "shouting" at them in Dalkeith. The robots had a strong Northern Irish accent and the lads were warned the "owner and police" had been informed.

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