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News published March 2022

• Funding available for groups offering employability support

  Published 31 Mar 2022

  Funding is now available for community groups, charities, social enterprises, public sector bodies and private providers who can provide employability support for eligible people aged 16 to 67 who need additional support.

• Apply for a job placement at Midlothian Council

  Published 29 Mar 2022

  Finding it difficult getting a job? Midlothian Council has a number of paid placement opportunities for people who live in the area, who are over 25, and who have been out of work for more than a year.

• Would you like to help local children?

  Published 25 Mar 2022

  Come along and to find out how you can support local children by dropping in to our fostering information event on Wednesday 30 March.

• Scottish Government Cost of Living Award

  Published 22 Mar 2022

  The Scottish Government is providing a £150 award to those who qualify, to help tackle the cost of living crisis.

• Newbattle pupils' cyber escape adventure

  Published 18 Mar 2022

  Pupils from Newbattle High School in Dalkeith are learning about online security risks in a fun and interactive escape room. 

• The People, the Paper, the Place

  Published 11 Mar 2022

  Penicuik’s papermaking history is to be celebrated in a series of participative community-based workshops, to be held in the town during March and April.

• Power of Attorney – It’s for people like you

  Published 10 Mar 2022

  Have you got yours?

• Support for Ukrainian Refugees

  Published 1 Mar 2022

  We want to help the people of Ukraine quickly which is why we want to support the British Red Cross who have opened the Ukraine Crisis Appeal.