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 current population of the town is around 1500, although it is dramatically growing as over 100 new homes 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 start of the 20th century ahead of the duration of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly affected by its proximity to Edinburgh as it is now judged to be close enough for employees to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is trusted but sporadic. Prominent buildings in the town today include the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which precedes 1598 when records display it being burnt by a celebration of Homes and Cranstouns led by Lord Home, in a fight 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 serious and prolonged thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Present contention in Lauder is the town's expansion, whether it is wanted or preferable, the site of a new primary school and how soon one will be developed, and the site and extent of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Additionally on the agenda is the argument surrounding the development of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home developments, be sure to identify trustworthy professionals in Lauder to make certain of quality.
