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    Thank You Adam

    By Thomas Scott
    January 11, 2018
    This week, we lost a man who dedicated so much of his life to improving and caring for Penicuik and the town will not ...
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    Comment: Hope at Last?

    By Thomas Scott
    September 25, 2017
    The wheels are finally rolling on plans to regenerate Penicuik, at least in part, but as our editor writes, it may yet be too ...
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    Comment: The Road to Disaster

    By Thomas Scott
    September 2, 2017
    Midlothian Council are to progress with their ill fated plans to create the A701 bypass. Our editor argues that even before it has left ...
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    Comment: Time to Reimagine Penicuik Town Centre

    By Thomas Scott
    July 18, 2017
    Possible withdrawal of anchor B&M, plentiful vacant units and reducing amounts of car parking mean it is finally time to swing the wrecking ball ...
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    Comment: The Right Decision Much Too Late

    By Thomas Scott
    April 4, 2017
    Why did it take 137 weeks to reach a decision that should have been made in 16? There is much you can do in ...
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    Comment: Ignore the Constitution this May

    By Thomas Scott
    March 30, 2017
    Whilst constitutional matters may have become part of people’s everyday lives, it is of great importance that May’s local Council elections focus on the day ...
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    Comment: Think Penicuik this May

    By Thomas Scott
    February 13, 2017
    Council elections are nearing once again and it’s time for Penicuikians to be selfish, to build a better town for the next generation. Before I ...
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    This Isn’t About the Greenbelt

    By Thomas Scott
    January 16, 2017
    Development in Midlothian is coming, it is inevitable, the question we have to ask ourselves is: do we seize on the unfamiliar or welcome ...
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    Dear Holyrood: The A720 Isn’t Fit For Purpose

    By Thomas Scott
    May 16, 2016
    The Scottish Government has a fundamental misunderstanding of population growth and it’s bringing South East Scotland to its knees. It’s very simple logic: Thousands ...
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    Opinion: Change is Brewing on High Street

    By Thomas Scott
    April 4, 2016
    The people of Penicuik did something brilliant last week, they believed in the town. On Tuesday 29 March, plans to open a community run ...
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