Local MSP launches Penicuik healthcare survey Monday, 18 November, 2024 Craig Hoy MSP has launched a survey for residents in Penicuik that explores the future of healthcare in the town. The survey comes after local GPs and members of the public raised concerns about access to healthcare and the impact to services as a result of a change to the facilities management charges imposed by NHS Lothian on GPs’ surgeries and health centres. Mr Hoy said: “Rising facility... Local News
MIDLOTHIAN CONSERVATIVES SELECT LOCAL BUSINESSMAN TO FIGHT BY-ELECTION 12th February 2021 Alan Symon, a local businessman and community activist, has been announced by Midlothian Conservatives as their candidate for the up-coming Midlothian East by... Local News
SHONA SLAMS SNP FOR FAILING TO SUPPORT LOCAL NEWSPAPERS 12th February 2021 Shona Haslam, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, has slammed the SNP Government for failing to... Local News
Scottish Government scraps Help to Buy Scheme 10th February 2021 Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the success of the British government’s vaccination scheme, it’s not entirely surprising that the Holyrood... Articles
Midlothian Council By- Election, East Midlothian Ward 25th March 2021 7th February 2021 Midlothian Conservative and Unionist Association is proud to have selected local East Midlothian resident Mr Alan Symon as it's candidate for the up coming by-... Local News
LOCAL COMMUNITIES HIT HARD BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) 1st February 2021 For almost a year now, the United Kingdom has battled to defeat COVID-19. This fight, despite valiant efforts from our key workers and scientists, has done... Opinions
Midlothian Conservatives Delighted to See the Prime Minister in Scotland Yesterday 29th January 2021 Yesterday the Prime Minister visited the Glasgow Lighthouse Lab, a vaccine centre in Castlemilk, and the Valneva plant in Livingston. Sturgeon has questioned... Opinions
In January SNP sneaked out plans to cut the hours of unpaid work carried out by criminals by a third. 29th January 2021 On the 28th January SNP sneaked out plans to cut the hours of unpaid work carried out by criminals by a third. The number of hours of work completed by... Holyrood NewsLocal News
UK Government supporting job seekers into starting businesses 29th January 2021 Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) Shona Haslam has strongly praised the UK Government for helping... Local News
MIDLOTHIAN CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR FULL DISCLOSURE ON CROYDON CRISIS 10th December 2020 Scottish Conservative and Unionist councillors on Midlothian Council are calling for the Labour administration to be fully transparent over a £13 million... Local News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News