A headteacher has expressed delight after her Scottish Borders school received a thumbs up from inspectors.

A mountain rescue team serving the Scottish Borders is opening up its doors in a bid to attract new volunteers.

An award-winning Indian restaurant in the Scottish Borders can put now put booze on its menu after a licensing bid was rubber-stamped.

During the past week, we have seen a number of protests targeting two properties in the Musselburgh area which have involved varying levels of criminal behaviour.

This week's top 10 news stories from Midlothian and all around Edinburgh.

With “drums beating, colours flying and bayonets fixed”, sailors from HMS Queen Elizabeth exercised the freedom of the City of Edinburgh on today, when they paraded up the iconic Royal Mile.

Midlothian Tourism Forum has won the Best Community Impact Award, with local tourism and hospitality businesses also celebrating success at two regional award ceremonies.

Councillors have agreed to proceed with seven additional Visitor Levy-funded projects to protect and enhance heritage and cultural spaces across the city.

Midlothian council workers could be issued with extra powers to help tackle crime in the county by handing out fines and reporting offences for prosecution.

On Edinburgh’s Leith Walk, more bikes than cars were recorded during morning rush hour for the first time.

Proud parents gathered in Eyemouth last night to celebrate victory in an 11-year battle for a new town primary school.

UPDATE: TG Jones has confirmed its Dalkeith store is expected to close on January 9, 2027, following a closing down sale, as councillors continue to call for action to protect local jobs and the town’s Post Office service.

Edinburgh’s cultural sector is set for a funding boost, with existing partners receiving increased support and a new fund opening to organisations across the city.

What began as one photographer’s bid to find company for winter swims has grown into a 3,000-strong community at Glencorse Reservoir.

Scotland’s national children’s charity is urging Midlothian families worried about energy bills to get in touch with its support line.

A farming family have won their fight to create East Lothian’s first indoor padel courts.

This article has been written by local coach Kate Flory.

People power triumphed yesterday as Scottish Borders Council agreed to push ahead with a new standalone Eyemouth Primary School.

Ahead of World Clean Up Day on 20 September 2026, Keep Scotland Beautiful is inviting people across the country who litter pick and to join the growing Clean Up Scotland Network.

A Coldstream farmer is seeking permission to permanently locate storage containers on his land.

South Scotland Green MSP Laura Moodie has called on the Scottish Government to act swiftly on a national strategy for hyperscale data centres while a pause is in place.

A car cleaning firm lost its fight to use power jets to wash vehicles after councillors turned up at the site to the sound of them allegedly already in use.

West Lothian’s Anti-Poverty service is strengthening ties across and outside local government to improve lives of those living on the fringes of the county.

A Canadian company behind a £450m Scottish Borders holiday village is poised for financial restructuring, it has emerged.

Scammers claiming to represent Scottish Borders Council have been targeting residents in region, the public has been warned.

Pioneering NHS Borders can claim a digital first in Scotland after launching a drive to keep patients safe.

Edinburgh’s Gravity Beer Festival is set to return to Summerhall later this month, bringing more than 60 beers and ciders to the capital.

Students and staff at Whitburn Academy are working together to forge a way ahead on the future of mobile phones in schools.

Hibernian have parted company with Head Coach David Gray following a downturn in results and performances.

Midlothian Council has launched its new Promise and Corporate Parenting Plan 2026-2030, setting out a shared commitment to improving the lives, experiences and opportunities of children.

A Leith charity has just a few days left to try and keep an iconic local church building in community hands.

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland at Edinburgh University will strike for 25 days over five weeks from 28 September in a long running dispute over £140m cuts and 1,800 job losses.

Residents and organisations across Midlothian are being encouraged to help shape the county’s future through two climate and development initiatives.

A Scottish Borders thoroughfare was transformed for one day only into a people-only space.

Scottish Borders Council today highlighted the measures in place for people across the region to be as safe as houses.

There is no one in the current Hibs squad who has experienced or understands the highs and lows of the football club quite like Martin Boyle. But, six consecutive home league losses, a record not equalled since 1920, is a low even Boyle has not yet felt.