Readers' letters: Green belt land under threat in Straiton

  In the latest example of their inexplicable planning decisions, Midlothian councillors have voted to allow a huge Aldi store and car-parking to be built in an area of wild grassland opposite the Ikea store in Straiton outside Edinburgh. .. Full story on edinburghnews.scotsman.com 

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