News archive
News published July 2025
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Council headquarters closing for repairs and improvements
Published 30 Jul 2025
The council headquarters, Midlothian House, will close on Monday 25 August for around 18 months for repairs to the outside of the building and while the ground floor is turned into a one stop shop.
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Problems with in-person card payments
Published 30 Jul 2025
We are currently having intermittent issues with card payments made in person in our leisure centres and at the snowsports centre.
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Environmental Health Officers checking for counterfeit vodka
Published 29 Jul 2025
Midlothian Council’s Environmental Health Officers are checking licensed premises after Food Standards Scotland (FSS) issued a public health warning about counterfeit vodka.
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Second drop in about the A701 Relief Road and A702 Link Road
Published 28 Jul 2025
Midlothian Council is holding a second drop in where people can hear more about, and give their views on, the final proposed route for the A701 Relief Road and the A702 Link Road.
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Diamond wedding celebration for Dr Alan and Jan Naylor
Published 24 Jul 2025
Provost Debbi McCall and Deputy Lord Lieutenant Harriet Dalrymple came bearing gifts and congratulations from HRH King Charles III when they visited Dr Alan and Jan Naylor.
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New Project supporting Armed Forces Pupils in Midlothian Awarded Funding
Published 11 Jul 2025
A pupil support programme for Armed Forces Pupils is set to launch November 2025 following a successful award of £133,550 from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund.
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Have your say on community justice in Midlothian
Published 10 Jul 2025
The Midlothian Community Justice Partnership is inviting everyone who lives, works or studies in Midlothian to share their views on making communities feel safer and reducing reoffending.
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Illegal tobacco products seized
Published 10 Jul 2025
Midlothian Council’s Trading Standards team aided by Police Scotland and Consumer Protection Dogs UK, have seized a total of 3,620 illegal cigarettes and 800g of tobacco from a shop in Dalkeith.
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Midlothian Provost’s Parents, Helen and Billy McCall, celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Published 4 Jul 2025
Midlothian residents, Helen and Billy McCall, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on 3 July 2025.
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Delivering safer roads in Roslin and Howgate
Published 3 Jul 2025
Road safety in Roslin and Howgate is improving thanks to recent upgrades funded by the Scottish Government.