Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders in the historical county of Berwickshire. On the Southern Upland Way, the burgh lies 27 miles south east of Edinburgh, on the western border of the Lammermuir Hills. The present population of the town is around 1500, although it is quickly expanding as over 100 brand-new houses are being created on the southern side. This means that, at the start of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the beginning of the 20th century prior to the period of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly affected by its proximity to Edinburgh as it is now deemed to be close enough for people to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is trustworthy but infrequent. Well known buildings in the town today include the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which predates 1598 when records show it being burnt by a party of Homes and Cranstouns led by Lord Home, in a row in between them and the Lauder family who were at the time sitting on the bench as hereditary baillies. On 18 July 1793, amid a severe and long-lasting thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Ongoing contention in Lauder is the town's development, whether it is needed or preferable, the location of a brand-new primary school and how quickly one will be built, and the area and amount of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Also on the agenda is the dispute surrounding the creation of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home enhancements, make sure to identify respected experts in Lauder to make certain of quality.
