Midlothian MP, Owen Thompson, reacts to the horrific murder of fellow MP Sir David Amess.

There is no place in Scotland for flat roofs councillors warned this week, after plans for a new care village included them in the design.

Families of primary school children who are still missing out on hot school meals should be given food packages rather than cash to support them, a councillor has said.

Letter to the Editor from Laura Kerby, Myeloma UK Chief Executive

Lorna Slater, Scottish Minister, Lothian MSP and Scottish Greens co-leader writes her monthly column for Midlothian View.

Ross Laird, Midlothian Scottish Lib Dems, writes a column for Midlothian View.

Plans for a new council-owned care village on the site of a former primary school received just one objection over a lack of fencing.

Officials were accused of holding councillors “to ransom” after a string of late reports were provided for a Midlothian council meeting.

Lidl has confirmed that its supermarket at Newmills Road, Dalkeith, will re-open on 28 October 2021 at 8am.

Yesterday after a legal challenge by the UK Government the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Parliament could not enshrine the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scottish law.

The application for Planning in Principle for Melville Gate is due to be placed before Midlothian Councillors this week.

Pensioners and families are living in fear in Midlothian communities because of a rise in antisocial behaviour, councillors have been told.

At the full Council meeting today, Midlothian Council’s Depute Leader Councillor Jim Muirhead explained why Council Leader Councillor Derek Milligan was unable to attend.

NHS Lothian has said that a number of second vaccination appointments have been mistakenly scheduled for 16 and 17-year-olds.

The Queen officially opened the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood.

Travellers will see more relaxed rules.

In light of the Sarah Everard murder Police Scotland offer to public.

Edinburgh based Royal Scots Association unveil two national memorials.

Melville Housing Association’s two dedicated Welfare Benefits Advisers play a crucial role in maximising tenant income

Midlothian Council wants to hear your views on proposals to close St Margaret’s RC Primary School in Loanhead.

The risk Brexit poses to Scotland’s fastest growing council has been upgraded as the impact on services and supply begins to appear.

Supermarket giant Tesco has launched a fresh bid to avoid paying interest on £400,000 overdue in contributions towards schooling in Musselburgh.

A homeowner is appealing a decision to stop him replacing windows at his beach front home with plastic frames.

Fresh calls for the reintroduction of community safety officers to tackle antisocial behaviour problems across Midlothian are being made.