Penicuik24 Jun 2026Work begins on UK's new £750m supercomputerIt will be the most powerful computer in the UK, and one of the most powerful in the world. 24 Jun 202631 Mar 2026Midlothian's rival bids for UK Town of Culture titleDalkeith has been put forward after work started on a community bid backing Penicuick.31 Mar 202627 Jan 2026Egg producer suffers third bird flu outbreakGlenrath Farms in the Borders - which produces more than one million eggs a day - is hit by more cases.27 Jan 202613 Jan 2026Second bird flu outbreak hits major egg producerThe disease is confirmed at a second farm run by Scotland's biggest egg supplier, Glenrath Farms.13 Jan 202629 Dec 2025Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 yearsThe medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.29 Dec 202524 Dec 2025Protection areas in place following bird flu outbreaksOutbreaks of the H5N1 strain have been detected at farms in the Borders, Midlothian and South Lanarkshire.24 Dec 202517 Dec 2025White-tailed eagle disappearance 'deeply shocking'The bird's satellite tag stopped working in suspicious circumstances in the Southern Uplands.17 Dec 202519 Aug 2025The 87-year-old who won't let a stroke stop her seeing AC/DCWilma McKenzie was taken into hospital in February when she began having trouble speaking and her face drooped. 19 Aug 202517 Apr 2025Five arrested after police seize £1.4m of cannabisPolice discovered quantities of cannabis in the Lothians, Edinburgh and East Ayrshire.17 Apr 2025...
