A bid to turn a Midlothian mosque above a takeaway into two residential flats has been rejected by planners.
A bid to convert a joiner’s workshop into a home at the heart of Galashiels has been approved despite concern over the negative impact.
Questions have been raised over whether a pro-Palestine protest in Edinburgh should be banned on public safety grounds.
An estate agent is appealing after they were refused permission by Midlothian planners.
The Leith Gala on Saturday had to end early due to ‘appaling weather and dangerous thunder and lightening’.
Colin Beattie MSP, Midlothian North & Musselburgh, writes his monthly column for Midlothian View.
Two new looping bike tracks called ‘pump tracks’ are due to open in Roslin and Rosewell, just in time for the school holidays.
Charity Who Cares? Scotland has produced a report for the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.
The Not-for-profit volunteer run organisation offers a place for people to come and create.
Almost three thousand children across the Borders will be safely in the swim of things this month.
A pioneering project which is helping golden eagle numbers soar again in the Scottish Borders is under threat from a proposed wind farm development, conservationists have claimed.
A Midlothian school has been highly commended for its design submission to celebrate 30 years of Eco-Schools in Scotland.
Dalkeith Palace is open to the public as it fills its rooms with bespoke furniture.
A four-day workweek for city staff should be considered to help fill empty roles and aid with poor health, according to a councillor.
Work is expected to start on the site for the new Mayfield Community Learning Campus this summer.
Nine years ago a small group of Dalkeith residents pulled on their gardening gloves and began transforming their local community.
A project that celebrates West Lothian heritage and provides a community hub for the future has been praised by a local councillor.
West Lothian’s School Bank has opened four new uniform hubs in schools across the county.
It could soon be last orders for a bar and function room in Coldstream after a Berwickshire councillor revealed plans for its conversion into a flats complex.
A Borders environmental charity is focusing on a tree-mendous future after appointing a new project manager.
A police chief has said part of the reason for a rise in shoplifting in East Lothian is people ‘not being taught how to behave’ in stores.
Carers urged to check for financial support during Carers Week.
Dalkeith Petanque Club visited Jarnac in France to form a friendship with Jarnac Sports Petanque.
Our top 5 picks of Midlothians sites and attractions.
