John Muir Country Park has celebrated its 50th anniversary with five trees planted near Dunbar, as a free exhibition at John Muir’s Birthplace museum looks back on the park’s history and wildlife.

New plans for a £115million secondary school in Midlothian are set to be lodged after a redesign saw parts of the project dropped.

The remains of a Scottish Borders guest house and cafe almost washed away during an infamous storm more than six years ago have now gone on the market at an asking price of £40,000.

Standardised policies for public lets of schools in West Lothian are likely to come in by the middle of next year.

Edinburgh Council will invest £1.7 million from the Visitor Levy to improve roads ahead of the 2027 Tour de France Grand Départ, as council leader Jane Meagher highlights the expected economic benefits of the race during a trophy visit to Portobello.

Midlothian Council has teamed up with Heriot-Watt University to launch a new engineering qualification, following a pilot involving four local schools aimed at opening up career opportunities for young people.

A former Midlothian hotel which was being used as a House of Multiple Occupancy is to be demolished.

Edinburgh College’s Midlothian campus has welcomed trainers from Mauritius as part of a British Council-funded project to develop electric bus maintenance skills and support the transition to greener public transport.

A £3.8 million fund has opened to help upgrade Edinburgh’s cultural and heritage buildings, with grants of up to £500,000 available for accessibility improvements and energy-efficient upgrades.

The leader of Scottish Borders Council has urged people to have their say on budget spending.

Residents in Hawick are invited to cash in now that a new permanent banking hub has opened in the town.

Luxury floating hotel Fingal has been named Europe’s Leading Boutique Hotel and Scotland’s Leading Boutique Hotel at the World Travel Awards 2026.

Scientists have reconstructed the face of a man who lived at Inveresk near Musselburgh almost 2,000 years ago, uncovering clues about his life ahead of a new National Museums Scotland exhibition.

Edinburgh’s Christmas has announced free festive events featuring the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, alongside the return of a community ticket scheme offering free attraction tickets to charities and community groups across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Music in Peebles season at the Eastgate Theatre continues with “500 years of Brass Music” from top quintet Brass Tracks.

Scottish Borders Council is inviting expressions of interest from operators seeking to lease and operate a caravan and camping site.

A Scottish Borders householder faces taking down a 6ft garden fence he erected to prevent kids throwing sweet wrappers into his garden.

Tickets for the 2027 Tour de France opening ceremony at Edinburgh Castle will start at £27, with general sale opening on October 30 ahead of the historic race's departure from Scotland.

Linlithgow’s Lib Dem Councillor has called on the Scottish Government to build on existing improvements rather than scrap local councils.

Campaigners in the Scottish Borders say windfarm applications should come under the same scrutiny as data centres.

The achievements of young carers in the Scottish Borders are to be celebrated all next week.

A planning appeal was upheld today which allows a Scottish Borders farmer to push ahead with a 76-container site.

A popular Borders gym’s hopes of operating 24 hours a day have been deemed not fit for purpose after concerns from neighbours it would prevent a peaceful night’s sleep.

Health services in the Scottish Borders will come under public scrutiny next month.

Public is given the chance to lend their voice to SELECT’s long-running campaign to make the electrical sector a protected occupation.

Two junior golfers have claimed the inaugural Road to the Home of Golf titles at St Andrews, with 120 young players from across Scotland competing in the new tournament designed to make competitive golf more accessible.

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has won a national award for its Rising Stars Leadership Programme, which aims to develop the next generation of business leaders in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.

A new £450m holiday village set to create hundreds of jobs in the Scottish Borders has moved closer to reality.

Members of an all-conquering Scottish Borders football team have reunited to celebrate their “perfect season” half a century ago.

Six new homes are proposed at an historic farm in a rural hamlet in the Scottish Borders.

A stamp of approval has been given to a bid for the conversion of a former Scottish Borders post office into a hot food takeaway.

Fresh questions have been raised over North Berwick’s parking enforcement scheme after Freedom of Information (FOI) data revealed that almost one in four penalty notices issued during its first three months had been cancelled.

Nominations close on Friday, October 23, for Midlothian’s Young People Awards 2026, celebrating the achievements of young people aged eight to 26 across the community.

St David’s Brass is hosting a free Pitch Up and Play session at Vogrie Hall on October 25, giving people aged five to 95 the chance to try brass and percussion instruments with no experience required.

Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a crash in Danderhall.

Falkirk arrived at Easter Road looking to get their second victory of the campaign.