REVEALED: Penicuik - The Real Truth

Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for nation after metal detectorist find

The medieval David I silver coin was discovered in a wooded area near Penicuik, Midlothian, in 2023.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Body of man pulled from river in Scots town as police cordon off area

The body of a 29-year-old man was found in the Dean Burn in Penicuik.

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

Body found in Midlothian river as police lock down busy road and woodland

A horrified local found the body in the Dean Burn, adjacent to Edinburgh Road in Penicuik. Police have since confirmed that a 29-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Edinburgh Live · May 15, 2023

Da Vinci rapist 'battered by ex-wife's family' after finding beast hiding in cupboard

Robert Greens has grown close to former wife Angela Gibson since his release from prison last year - but relatives found the 44-year-old in a Penicuik home on Friday.

Daily Record · Jan 9, 2023

Search launched for Scots teen who went missing an hour before the bells on Hogmanay

Lewis Crosbie was last seen leaving an address on Charles Street in Penicuik, Midlothian, at around 11.10pm on Saturday December 31.

Daily Record · Jan 2, 2023

Midlothian Farmfoods workers learned about job losses 'on Facebook'

Previous bids to build shops on the former car showroom were rejected amid concern it would take trade from Penicuik town centre but Farmfoods argued the site had been home to a retail store in the past

Edinburgh Live · Nov 24, 2022

Loved Midlothian cocktail bar to close for good as business 'no longer viable'

Mother's Kitchen and Gin in Penicuik took to social media to share the sad news with locals this week after a number of issues contributed to the decision.

Edinburgh Live · Oct 25, 2022

Scots pensioner reported missing in Scottish Borders found safe and well by police

UPDATE: Police Scotland have confirmed that David Aitken, 69, from Penicuik, has been found safe and well.

Daily Record · Sep 18, 2022

'Growing concerns' over missing man from Penicuik, 69

Police keen to engage with public in search for David Aitken

Edinburgh Live · Sep 18, 2022

Midlothian couple can keep shutters as only one side of street in conservation area

Shops on one side of the Penicuik street were in a Conservation area while those on the other side were not, a situation one councillor described as "bamboozling"

Edinburgh Live · Sep 14, 2022