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News published May 2025

• Plans updated to regenerate Dalkeith town centre

  Published 16 May 2025

  Updated plans have been released to regenerate Dalkeith town centre. 

• Councillors approve A7 active travel improvements

  Published 13 May 2025

  Midlothian Council is to spend almost £1.5 million of developer contributions on improving a stretch of the A7 so that people can walk, wheel, cycle and access public transport more easily. 

• More than £1 million to be spent on children's play areas to make them more inclusive

  Published 13 May 2025

  We will spend more than £1 million of Scottish Government funding & developer contributions on outdoor play areas, including Vogrie's adventure playground & Newtongrange Primary's playground.

• Council publishes 2023/24 performance report

  Published 13 May 2025

  Midlothian Council has published its annual performance report outlining what has been achieved in the 2023/24 financial year. 

• Find out more about fostering during Foster Care Fortnight

  Published 7 May 2025

  Come and find out more about fostering during Foster Care Fortnight which runs from 12 – 25 of May. This is the UK’s biggest annual awareness raising campaign for fostering in the UK.

• Help us name our new Active Travel mascot

  Published 2 May 2025

  We have a new Active Travel mascot, designed by a talented P7 pupil at Lasswade Primary School, and we need your help to name it.

• Drop in about the proposed final route for the A701 Relief Road & A702 Link Road 

  Published 1 May 2025

  We want to hear your views on the final proposed route for the A701 Relief Road and the A702 Link Road.