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News published July 2019

• Penicuik project helps Callum get ‘career ready’

  Published 19 Jul 2019

  A final-year pupil from Beeslack High School in Penicuik has started an internship with the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project as part of the nationwide Career Ready programme.

• Two Midlothian parks presented with Green Flag Awards

  Published 17 Jul 2019

  Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, has announced that 71 Scottish parks have been presented with a Green Flag Award in 2019 and Midlothian is home to two of them.

• £200k TEC funding boost for Midlothian Frailty project

  Published 12 Jul 2019

  Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership has been announced as a recipient of a significant funding boost from the Technology Enabled Care (TEC) ‘Pathfinders’ Programme.

• Tributes to Bill Prentice

  Published 12 Jul 2019

  Councillors and staff at Midlothian Council have expressed their sadness on hearing yesterday of the death of Bill Prentice.

• Council decision on school transport

  Published 10 Jul 2019

  At a meeting held on 25 June 2019, Midlothian Council unanimously agreed to reverse a decision to extend the distance at which school transport is provided, to allow further consultation.

• Worthy win for walking football team in national festival

  

  Published 8 Jul 2019

  Midlothian ladies team were worthy winners of the Festival Fair Play Award in this year’s Walking Football Scottish Cup and Festival held recently in Glasgow.

• Council takes action to address findings of Best Value report

  Published 3 Jul 2019

  Midlothian Council has welcomed the findings of a Best Value Assurance report produced by the Accounts Commission, the public spending watchdog for local government.