Midlothian Council

Councillors in Midlothian have approved spending of more than £320 million on services, including extra money for health and social care and foster carers, as they set a balanced budget for 2025/26.  Council leader Councillor Kelly Parry acknowledged financial challenges remain but these

The first Midlothian Council tenants have moved into their new homes at the Bellway Homes development at Shawfair in Danderhall.

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

Midlothian Council has launched a consultation on its draft Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029. The Equality Act 2010 requires all public bodies – such as councils, NHS boards and health and social care partnerships – to publish equality outcomes at least every four years. Equality out

A new energy centre that will provide heat to thousands of homes across Midlothian opened for the first time yesterday. The project is part of a partnership between Midlothian Council and Vattenfall, called Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL), to deliver low carbon energy projects across the region. The

Cruden Group has announced plans to deliver 184 new homes across three new sites in Glasgow and the Scottish Borders. The ambitious plans, which include 128 affordable homes and 56 homes for private sale, come hot on the heels of Cruden starting work on a further 218 new affordable homes across

Midlothian Council is seeking views on savings proposals as it attempts to bridge a budget gap of £9.41 million in 2025/26 rising to £20.64m by 2028/29. A consultation will run until Wednesday 20 November.

Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus housing development has been formally named David Smith House in honour of the former provost and councillor who died in 2020. David R Smith’s widow, Edit, cut the ribbon at a special ceremony on Friday on site at Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith. Mr Smi

Campaigners, organisations and charities across Scotland are coming together to take part in this year’s Challenge Poverty Week with today's theme focusing on housing.

Midlothian Council and Cruden have celebrated the completion of an energy-efficient Passivhaus development on Scottish Housing Day. The milestone marked the official completion of 20 new council flats at St Cuthbert’s on Bonnyrigg High Street, built to the energy-efficient Passivhaus standard.

Cruden has started work on a £17.5 million contract with Midlothian Council to deliver a mix of 75 flats, cottage flats, and houses in Gorebridge. The development will include 10 extra care units, two bariatric units and one four-bedroom, six-person wheelchair-accessible house.

Families on low incomes in Midlothian can now apply for free school meals and clothing grants for the upcoming school year 2024/25. All children in primary 1 to 5 are eligible for free school meals, however their families must apply for clothing grants. All children in early learning and childcare c

A Call for Ideas and Opportunities has been launched as part of Midlothian Council’s preparations for the next Local Development Plan for the area (MLDP2). MLDP2 will shape the development and use of land in the area from 2026 to 2036. In MLDP2, the Council will allocate sites for development,

Fleming has welcomed official certification for Midlothian Council's first Passivhaus development.

Midlothian Council is progressing with plans to decarbonise all its buildings and set up district heating zones, councillors have been told. The actions outlined in the Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) discussed at the full council meeting yesterday will help meet Scotland’s s