Midlothian

Lovell recently welcomed schoolchildren from Lawfield Primary School to Oakwood Edge in Mayfield to learn about the importance of safety on construction sites ahead of the school holidays. Oakwood Edge is a mixed-tenure development with 156 new energy-efficient homes for the area. A total of 39

Connect Modular recently visited Strathesk Primary School in Penicuik to conduct an interactive and educational session with the students.

Midlothian Council and Cruden have celebrated the completion of an energy-efficient Passivhaus development on Scottish Housing Day. The milestone marked the official completion of 20 new council flats at St Cuthbert’s on Bonnyrigg High Street, built to the energy-efficient Passivhaus standard.

The first phase of the redevelopment of the Midlothian Snowsports Centre has opened this month, with Robertson Civil Engineering (RCE) playing a major part. RCE is a project partner with Midlothian Council for the redevelopment at Hillend, now the site of Scotland’s first Alpine Coaster which

Housebuilder Robertson Homes has completed the acquisition of a new 2.9-acre development site at Shawfair in Dalkeith, its third new site purchase in the east of Scotland in the past two months.

This week saw the groundbreaking ceremony at Windsor Square in Penicuik, marking the construction commencement of 12 modern energy-efficient cottage flats to be made available for social rent.

Cruden has started work on a £17.5 million contract with Midlothian Council to deliver a mix of 75 flats, cottage flats, and houses in Gorebridge. The development will include 10 extra care units, two bariatric units and one four-bedroom, six-person wheelchair-accessible house.

The new Easthouses Primary School in Midlothian has been completed on time and on budget. The state-of-the-art primary school was handed over to Midlothian Council by its development partner Hub South East on Wednesday, meaning staff and pupils will be able to enjoy their new learning space for the

The new Easthouses Primary School project in Midlothian is benefiting the local community before its doors are even open, as local youth group Y2K was gifted a range of new furniture.

More than 885 solar panels have been installed on two Scottish Water sites in the Central Belt, helping to save 57 tonnes of carbon a year and address the increasing urgency of climate change. The projects have seen 512 photovoltaic (PV) panels installed at Bothwellbank Waste Water Treatment Works i

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said it has made the difficult decision not to proceed with the development of a new home for its extensive archive collections due to escalating costs and project timelines.

Residential developments in Shawfair and Bishopton have been rescued from collapsed developer Stewart Milne to be successfully delivered by property developer Dundas Estates.

A major ‘once in a generation’ programme of restoration and repair at Rosslyn Castle, one of Midlothian’s most important historic buildings, has now been completed. The ambitious £4 million project to reroof the Great Hall and Tower, to conserve and consolidate the Castle&rsq

A Call for Ideas and Opportunities has been launched as part of Midlothian Council’s preparations for the next Local Development Plan for the area (MLDP2). MLDP2 will shape the development and use of land in the area from 2026 to 2036. In MLDP2, the Council will allocate sites for development,

A Midlothian construction business has been granted planning permission to relocate to the former Gorebridge United Free Church. Rory Joyce, who heads family firm Peter Joyce & Son, submitted a change of use application to repurpose the former church building for offices, a showroom and storage.