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Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Luke Jackson. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has announced that St Columba’s Hospice Care has been selected to receive a special one-off charity donation of up to £162,000 in celebration of its 75th Anniversary in 2025.
Edinburgh first city to impose visitors levy - Midlothian View
2 days ago · 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.
Schools closed tomorrow due to Storm Éowyn - Midlothian View
3 days ago · Schools and nurseries across Midlothian, East Lothian and Edinburgh will be closed tomorrow after a red weather warning was issued. Midlothian Council has announced plans to shut schools for the day on advice from the Met Office. The local authority announcement came shortly after neighbouring East ...
Edinburgh Council ‘aided and abetted’ unlicensed HMOs
2 days ago · Edinburgh City Council ‘aided and abetted’ crime by paying unlicensed landlords to home families for two years without action, it has been claimed. An investigation into the decision to continue using unlicensed Homes of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) to house people post Covid is set to be launched ...
Housing crisis as council expects to lose 1200 affordable home
Nov 8, 2024 · 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.
In 2025 everyone must be able to get on, not just get by
Jan 7, 2025 · 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.
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Families on low incomes in Midlothian are reminded they can apply for free school meals and clothing grants for the next school year 2024/25.
Midlothian View is 10 years old today - Midlothian View
Nov 28, 2024 · 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.