Tag: Penicuik

Lifesaving volunteers from Penicuik Community First Responders recently celebrated the group’s 18th anniversary.Penicuik Community First Responders (CFRs) are a group of volunteers trained by the Scottish Ambulance Service to respond to a potential life-threatening emergency in...

Plans to relocate a community high school in Penicuik to new £120million facilities have been put out for public consultation - nearly two years after the new site was confirmed.Midlothian Council is asking for...

Crystal FM radio, now in its 11th year, has won another award. The Penicuik-based station is the Best Community Radio Broadcaster for the second year running in the SME News, Scottish Enterprise Awards.That's a significant achievement...

Owners of empty town centre buildings in Midlothian will have rate relief cut in a bid to persuade them to find tenants.The move comes after it was revealed more than half of all commercial...

Penicuik-based charity Food Facts Friends will hold a Winter Warmer event on Wednesday to give people access to warm clothing for the winter months.Mark Wells of the charity saidL "We are therefore in...

It all started with a bet pledged during a drinking session in New Zealand and now Timbersports is an international event with a man from the Lothians set to appear in two major events...

Plans for a 54-bed care home with 'restaurant quality' dining have been lodged with Midlothian Council.The luxury care home plans for Penicuik have been lodged by Morrison Community Care Group. The company says the...

A new restaurant in Penicuik used its opening night to raise funds for local charity, Food Facts Friends.Owners of Koshi, the new Nepalese and Indian Restaurant in Imrie Place, Arjun Kharel and Navin...

The community organisation behind the Community Hub with its café and food bank in Penicuik needs to raise £10,000 to buy their own van.Food Facts Friends (FFF) provides a range of services to local...

Founder and Project Leader Mark Wells welcomed a small number of visitors, all adhering to the Covid-19 restrictions, to new Community Hub premises at 42 John Street Penicuik. It was a time for celebration as...

One of the trees on Cruachan Court is a landmark in Penicuik, and locals are most annoyed that the council has taken action today to limb the tree. They are concerned that the council...

Bosses at Popular Rosslynlee Fishery at Newbigging near Penicuik have opened a new bothy which has been well-received by anglers. John Dewar, the fishery manager, said there is a roaring, log-burning stove providing a pleasant...

A major homebuilder is tempting families out of the busy city and into semi-rural Midlothian with the launch of two new showhomes.CALA Homes (East) will open the doors of its first phase showhomes at...

The other day I found myself cycling along the old Penicuik railway line just south of Edinburgh and I came across this wonderful viaduct across the River Esk.  Why can’t we build something beautiful...

Penicuik Breakfast Club is taking a summer break until mid-September.The club, run at The Craigie in association with Crystal FM, aims to bring local businessmen and women together to network.Juan Torquemada, deputy general manager...

Derek Wilson has issued a stark warning to the people of Penicuik: "Support the Parade committee or lose it."The committee has now shrunk to just two people and the event was within two weeks...

Penicuik’s next business breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 29 at The Craigie (7.30am to 8.50am).The inaugural meeting in The Craigie was dominated by a discussion on Penicuik First.That is the name of...

Regular networking comes to Penicuik with the start of a new business club which is designed to help local firms boost their profile and sales.It will meet twice a month on a Tuesday morning...

Within five minutes of parking my car at Rosslynlee Trout Fishery, two anglers had their rods bent by fish.That is, to my mind, a solid endorsement of the sport available at the 5.25 acre...

Alex F Noble & Son, the family owned and run Midlothian car dealership, has teamed up with Edinburgh College to host two young Danish mechanics on an apprentice exchange scheme. Kasper Dahlgaard (20) and Bryan...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTHjd8PM6ts]Can't Dance Cameron: Emily Dodd introduces her new book, the tale (or tail?) of a capercaillie bird who doesn't think he can dance. Emily is a former Reader-In-Residence at the library. For ages...

 MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle warming and buggy parking facilities available. This...

Lothian and Borders Police can now confirm the identity of a boy, who died following a road collision in Midlothian yesterday.He was 7-year-old Ruaridh McKay from Penicuik.Emergency services were called to Dick Terrace around...

On Monday, 10th December 2012, children from Sacred Heart Primary School in Penicuik sang Christmas carols for two hours outside the security area within Edinburgh Airport, all with the purpose of raising funds for Tushinde, which...

Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses following an indecent exposure in Midlothian.The incident happened sometime between 6.20pm and 7pm yesterday in Penicuik.A 17-year-old girl alighted a bus from Edinburgh and was walking...

A Penicuik group is the latest organisation to receive a cash boost from property company, Ross and Liddell. Pentlands SWRI, a social group for women who meet on a monthly basis, has been awarded £200...

Sacred Heart Primary School in Penicuik has big plans for a new outdoor play area. It will cost £10,000 and the Parent Council are organising a major fund-raising event this summer and they are...

The convicted killer of Penicuik teenager, Jodi Jones, has lost his appeal against sentence following the majority decision of the appeal court which has just been issued this week. When he was sentenced in...

Midlothian Council are advertising a library post at their Penicuik library. More details here.The advert says:-"Salary: £14,069 - £15,610 pro rata Penicuik's new Library is a state of the art facility offering...

Here is a good news story. Sacred Heart Primary School Penicuik has a new website - and it is not only visually appealing - but it is up to date and has a lot...