The announcement of the Bank of Scotland’s decision to close the branch came as a blow to the county which now only has bank ...

West Lothian has bucked the trend against vaccine fatigue which has seen fewer and fewer Scots coming forward for ...

A bid to site a 37-feet long static caravan beside stables in Hawick has been rejected amid concerns from neighbours. An application for the use of the caravan as an office with toilet and food making ...

Senior councillors have declined to take a U-turn on a decision to divert cash raised from parking charges to help balance cash-strapped Scottish Borders Council’s budget. At a meeting of the ...

Midlothian Council’s leader has called on the UK Prime Minister to follow the lead of Ireland and take action to reduce fuel ...

A new dog park in Midlothian will help tackle issues with attacks in the area, planners are being told. The application to ...

Plans for up to 50 new affordable homes on the edge of Penicuik have been lodged by Midlothian Council. The local authority ...

Dunbar Golf Club has plans to build a new clubhouse as part of a development which is also seeing 78 new houses built on its ...

People will keep more of their cash under a new government crackdown on unwanted and misleading subscriptions. The changes ...

Thursday April 16th 2026. Councillor David Parker. Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly. A councillor who lab ...

Keith Cockburn has hailed new plans by the party that they say could save working families over £12,000 per year.

A ten acre site in the heart of Bathgate is to go on the market. But while there’s a desperate need for social housing across ...