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Midlothian View. The Midlothian View is a news website that covers local news, events, and community happenings in Midlothian, Scotland. With a team of dedicated journalists, the website provides in-depth coverage of the county, keeping residents informed about …

3 天之前 · [photo_cc cap=”The owner of woodland on the right wants to extend fence nearly 100 metres along road at Whitecraig, Musselburgh.”] Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Marie Sharp Concern over the impact of Storm Eowyn saw the owner of woodland lose his bid to put a 6ft fence between it and a ...

6 天之前 · The SNP had argued that raising the tax to 7% could raise up to £1billion to invest in housing over the next 30 years. The Greens wanted to go further raising it to 8% but the council’s Conservative group called for a lower visitors levy arguing that the addition of VAT had not been taken into account.

2025年1月7日 · In our budget we also made sure to target resources to those who most need the help. 1.7 million families in Scotland will see their working-age benefits uprated in line with inflation, and 125,000 pensioners in Scotland who are eligible for Pension Credit will benefit from an additional £465 a year for single pensioners and up to £710 a year more for couples.

Council Leader Councillor Kelly Parry said: “We’re making significant progress in delivering these ambitious green energy projects, which will be vital in helping us meet our net zero targets while keeping jobs and revenue from heat decarbonisation projects within the Midlothian economy.”

2024年11月8日 · Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Marie Sharp. East Lothian Council is set to become the latest local authority to declare a housing emergency after officers warned it was likely to ‘lose’ more than 1200 affordable homes over the next five years.

2 天之前 · Scotland’s councils continue to face severe financial pressures says the Accounts Commission. They say the need to consult with communities, clearly communicate the impact on local services, whilst working together to shape and deliver urgently needed transformation, is more important than ever ...

2024年11月28日 · In 2018 Midlothian View was invited to apply to join the newly created BBC Local Democracy Report Service (LDRS). Not many people know but as part of its charter the BBC must support local journalism and so through the LDRS the BBC fund one reporter in every council area in the UK.

2022年6月28日 · Key themes include ‘getting it right for every child’ (for example by improving educational attainment, employability and young people’s health and wellbeing); sustainable growth (such as supporting the regeneration of town centres, providing more affordable housing, and taking environmental actions); improving opportunities for local people (including supporting people out of poverty ...