Pupils across Midlothian will receive an extra day's holiday this month after the Queen's Funeral was held on a scheduled day off.
Midlothian schools were already due to remain closed on September 19 when it was declared a national Bank Holiday following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. And at a meeting of Midlothian Council today it was agreed to move the original day off to October 24 to make sure pupils and staff did not miss out on the extra holiday.
Councillors met in person for the first time in over two years at the local authority's Dalkeith headquarters this morning.
