Councillors were forced to beat a hasty retreat from a planning application site after being confronted by a local resident over objections to the development.
The 'unfortunate incident' came to light after Midlothian deputy provost Connor McManus made a plea to the public to remember councillors are there to help, during a meeting of the council's Local Review Body on Monday afternoon.
Councillor McManus urged people not to impede elected members in their work after they became involved in a confrontation on a visit to a site in Newtongrange where the owner wanted to build flats on top of a shop.
