Loanhead
Loanhead (pop. 6,900) is a small town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a commuter belt to the south of Edinburgh, as well as close to Roslin, Bonnyrigg as well as Dalkeith. The town was built on coal as well as oil shale mining, and the paper industries. Loanhead continues to grow, mostly due to the influence of the ongoing development of Straiton Retail Park which includes among just two IKEA shops in Scotland, yet also progressively as a dormitory town for Edinburgh, parts of which are under 20 mins away. Despite the proximity of big shops such as Sainsbury's and also Costco, the primary street, Clerk Street, is active with traffic and also neighborhood shoppers. A big, modern-day industrial estate with around 100 different concerns offers a variety of work for local citizens. Organisations include MacSweens haggis manufacturing facility, as well as Cops Scotland's Communications Centre (The Force Communications Centre, or FCC) where all radio website traffic and emergency situation phone calls are taken care of. The Pentlands industrial estate was opened in the 1970s, as well as a variety of retail as well as other companies trade from the perimeter of the community. These were from the likes of Gregg's to the much more industrial business focusing on welding and also steel manufacture.
