The Latest Breaking News from Derek Milligan

A proposed boundary change for Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency will mean Dalkeith residents will be the only ones from the county in it, making up a fifth of all voters in the seat

Councillors agreed to earmark £3million to tackle a backlog of maintenance and repairs across towns after they were described as being 'tired and rundown' in some places

Midlothian Council faces a budget gap of more than £13million next year but while councillors argued about who was to blame for the lack of cash Labour group leader Derek Milligan said the people who were not to blame were 'Midlothian tax payers'

A five year strategic plan for Midlothian sets out ambitions to be carbon neutral, tackle inequalities and create a 'wellbeing economy' but councillors have voiced concerns over where the funding will come from

Elected councillors have been warned to prepare to be part of the most unpopular Midlothian Council in history as tough decisions are made over public services

Lothian Buses took the decision to withdraw their services due to antisocial behaviour that became criminal on Thursday June 30 in the Midlothian town of Rosewell.

Long-serving councillors from all parties said they had made it clear they did not want to use hub to oversee projects and preferred a more traditional approach which allowed any firm to bid but officers went against their "express will."

The council is one of the first to temporarily increase its mileage allowance to bring workers in line with NHS staff but it could mean employees face additional tax demands.

Council planners clamed the treehouse had a negative impact on a conservation area but objections were dismissed as a councillor pointed it it is not "exactly a multi-storey car park."