The Latest Breaking News from Midlothian

The Scottish Government Reporter said house building targets set out in a 15 year plan in 2009 were no longer reliable and could not be used to argue the case for building on unallocated land describing the lack of a current target list as a 'failure of the plan-led system"

A 'tornado' has been spotted swirling furiously through a number of towns in Midlothian as a yellow warning thunderstorm hits the capital and Lothians nearby

The £22.4 million plans would have seen a care home, extra care and affordable house and businesses on land which developers said had lain 'disused and fallow' for more than 50 years

Concern the money crisis and fuel costs will lead people to more risky behaviour at home have been raised by fire chiefs who expect a rise in call-outs in the months ahead

Police in Midlothian have confirmed they are investigating the incident at the park in Bonnyrigg after reports the young girl was approached by the man last weekend.

An increase in antisocial behaviour involving youths in Bonnyrigg and Rosewell who were setting small fires were also to blame for a 78% rise in deliberate fire-raising incidents between April and June this year in Midlothian

Setting up camp over the weekend, the group responsible had made their mark on the woodland in Penicuik, leaving almost everything they brought behind

Recently opening their Greenlaw Mill housing, the developer said their new project will include 221 new homes for locals, with a mixture of designs from two-bedroom homes to four-bedroom townhouses.

Former Holy Rood High School student Becky Welsh was on a modern apprenticeship in business administration when she was employed by a Pilates studio and decided to become a teacher herself