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News published December 2020

• Glencorse consultation report published

  Published 24 Dec 2020

  Midlothian Council has published its report on a consultation to close Glencorse Primary School in Penicuik from June of next year.

• New Kickstart placements for young people

  Published 22 Dec 2020

  The third sector in Midlothian is working in partnership with Midlothian Council and Midlothian Third Sector Interface to offer over 30 Kickstart placements to young people in the new year.

• Funding for major projects at Penicuik High and Mayfield School Campus

  Published 18 Dec 2020

  Midlothian Council has successfully applied for Scottish Government funding to build a new Mayfield School Campus and refurbish and extend Penicuik High School.

• FAQs about depositing money with Croydon Council

  Published 18 Dec 2020

  At the full Council meeting on Tuesday 15 December it was agreed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and responses would be helpful in explaining why the council is depositing £13m in Croydon Council.

• Joining forces to urge residents to comply with restrictions

  Published 17 Dec 2020

  Midlothian Council, emergency services, business and volunteers have joined forces to urge local people to follow the level 3 coronavirus restrictions.

• Concerns over post-Brexit plans to replace successful rural investment programme

  Published 16 Dec 2020

  A rural development programme covering areas of East and Midlothian has succeeded in providing more than £2.5 million in grant funding for 42 local projects over the past six years.

• Virtual consultation on Mayfield town centre

  Published 16 Dec 2020

  In It Together - Mayfield and Easthouses are hosting a virtual consultation event (via Zoom) on their town centre masterplan proposal, on Thursday 17 December between 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

• Further grants to help people in poverty

  Published 15 Dec 2020

  Community groups and organisations will be able to apply for a grant of up to £20,000 from Monday 21 December 2020 to provide emergency support for local people in poverty.

• Primary pupils bring festive cheer to care homes

  Published 14 Dec 2020

  School children from across Midlothian are on a mission to decorate donated Christmas trees in the grounds of the community hospital and every care home in the county.

• Support fund launched for local people in need

  Published 14 Dec 2020

  Help is now available from Midlothian Council for local people who are in financial difficulty and struggling to buy food, fuel or other essentials.

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