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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.

• Find out how crowdfunding can support your local projects

  Published 5 Jul 2019

  Interested in finding out more about crowdfunding? Crowdfund Scotland is running an introductory session at the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange on Wednesday 31 July in association with the Tyne Esk LEADER programme.

• Restrictions on free swimming at Newbattle Campus

  Published 5 Jul 2019

  From 9 July for 4 weeks, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 2.30 to 4pm, only the deep end of the pool at Newbattle Campus will be available for public swimming.

• Theatre classics come to Vogrie Country Park this summer

  Published 4 Jul 2019

  London based Quantum Theatre will be bringing the much-loved family favourite ’ The Wind in the Willows’ to Vogrie Country Park on Thursday 18 July followed by the Shakespeare classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, on Wednesday 31 July.

• 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.