Decade-long wind farm extension agreed despite backlash from Councillors

A second plan to build a house in the garden of a West Calder home has gone to appeal.

A proposed data centre on the Roxburghe Estate in the Scottish Borders has entered a formal public consultation period, with four community events planned over the coming months.

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Developers are seeking to transform several properties near the tram line into a 35-unit serviced apartment development and retail space.

The ongoing Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) cable-laying works on the A7 have caused considerable frustration for residents, motorists and public transport users across Midlothian.

East Lothian Council tenants are being asked for their views on proposals to increase rents by at least 6.5% from April 2027.

Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has welcomed the new immigration regulations for care workers spelled out this week in the Commons by Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

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Councillors may this week decide the fate of a social work team that has supported some of the capital’s most vulnerable children for the past 20 years.

Pupils, staff, families and community supporters came together for a special sponsored walk in memory of Mayfield Primary School pupil Jay Carris.

Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 must send their second quarterly update for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax by Saturday 7 November 2026.

Tenement owners facing delays to essential repairs can seek support via a new Scottish Borders Council scheme.

Councillors today gave their unanimous support for a new rural tourism destination at a late 18th century property in a Scottish Borders village.

Scottish Borders housing emergency was eased today after go-ahead was given to almost 60 new affordable homes on the site a former Scottish Borders woollen mill.

The number of violent crimes recorded across Midlothian was up by 10 per cent last year – including five attempted murders.

West Lothian remains “ahead of the curve” in tackling staff shortages in the face of growing national demands in health and safety laws.

A new active travel route to provide safer and more accessible walking, wheeling and cycling between Prestonpans and West Pans is set to begin construction in the New Year.

A formal planning application has been submitted by Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) for 67 new homes near Eyemouth.

The plan is to build 21 houses and six flats on land to the north east of Denholm Hall Cottage at Canonongate in Denholm.

A gold medal-winning para surfer has been preparing for the 2026 World Para Surfing Championship with a training visit to Edinburgh’s Lost Shore Surf Resort.

Glencorse Centre is inviting residents to get creative ahead of Christmas with a day of festive crafting workshops led by local artists and makers.

Delivered ahead of schedule, the milestone marks completion of one of the UK’s largest public sector network transformation programmes.

A new study by academics provides the most detailed analysis to date of Robert Burns’s connections with Jamaica and relationship to the Atlantic slavery system.

Ahead of a performance at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall later this month, pioneering punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke talks ‘superfans’ Van Morrison and Andy Burnham.

Police Scotland has thanked communities across the country for making sure Halloween 2026 passed without serious incident.

Council Leaders last week called for the Scottish Government to work with councils on future reforms to local services.

Despite falling behind Hibs battled back to beat Hearts and book their place in the Premier Sports Cup Final.

Martin O’Neill’s side beat the other side of Edinburgh last weekend, following their 7-1 demolition of Hearts.

Hibs travel to the national stadium on Sunday where they face their rivals, Hearts.

French visitors with strong twinning links to Midlothian and East Lothian received a warm welcome from Midlothian Provost Debbi McCall during a special visit in Dalkeith.

A bowling club president who admitted being convicted of drink driving has been granted a licence to sell alcohol after being praised for his honesty.

An independent broadband company born in the Scottish Borders has just been named the UK’s fastest-growing in its sector.

Permanent closure of a Scottish Borders school will be on the agenda next week.

Staff at a Scottish Borders-based care at home service are more like “friends coming to visit”, a glowing new report has found.

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Hawthorn Family Learning Centre in Mayfield has been awarded two top grades of Excellent following an inspection, with inspectors praising its nurturing environment, strong leadership and support for children and families.