The latest positive local news from Midlothian: food and drink, nightlife, people, arts, sport and business stories from La Vida Edinburgh.
Midlothian's 13th-century Dalhousie Castle has reopened after a £6 million refurbishment, with 35 redesigned bedrooms, a new bar, a hidden whisky library and an eight-course tasting menu in its Dungeon Restaurant.
Family-run Dalkeith restaurant Itihaas has been named among the UK's top 100 Asian restaurants at a ceremony in the House of Commons, alongside sister restaurant The Radhuni in Loanhead.
Award-winning Midlothian brass band St David's Brass, which raised more than £800,000 to restore Vogrie Hall in Gorebridge, is offering free Pitch Up and Play sessions for all ages.