The Latest Breaking News from Midlothian

Councillors were reminded of the words of the late South African leader Nelson Mandela who called education "the most powerful weapon with which we can change the world"

Richmond Hope in Edinburgh are celebrating their 20th anniversary and young people who have used the service have praised it for its amazing counselling services.

Teaching jobs, the closure of school libraries and axing of community librarians and school crossing patrols are all in the savings proposal which will now be put out for public consultation

Locals across Edinburgh and the Lothians were left scratching their heads following the freak occurrence which reportedly sounded like a train nearby followed by a bright orange light in the sky

Non-alcoholic beer start-up launches crowdfunder to raise the last £300,000 required to make the move

The split level houses would have one storey at street level and two more built below on land stretching down to a mill lade

The Timpson pod has a lifespan of 25 years but Midlothian planners wanted the operator to reapply for temporary planning permission every year to keep it on its Asda site

Other proposals including closing a primary school, axing school librarians and extending the distance secondary pupils live from school from two miles to three miles before they can claim free transport

While East Lothian Council's bid was successful neighbouring Midlothian Council were unsuccessful in their bid for cash to help with major road improvements and have expressed their disappointment and frustration at the decision

Connor McManus says UK Government is using 'recycled arguments' which were once used to try and deny gay people equal rights to block the Scottish Parliament's Gender Recognition Rights Bill

The mum-of-four who now stays in Mayfield, Midlothian told how she heard a clunk as the car hit and then couldn't steer properly when she continued along the road.