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 from Edinburgh, on the western edge of the Lammermuir Hills. The current population of the town is around 1500, although it is swiftly expanding as over 100 new houses are being created on the southern side. This means that, at the beginning of the 21st century, the population is approaching what it was at the beginning of the 20th century in advance of the phase of depopulation over the last 100 years. Lauder is today strongly directed by its proximity to Edinburgh as it is now thought to be near enough for people to commute into the capital for work. The bus service to Edinburgh is reliable though irregular. Noteworthy structures in the town today feature the Tolbooth or Town Hall, which precedes 1598 when records reveal it being burnt by a celebration of Homes and Cranstouns led by Lord Home, in a quarrel between them and the Lauder family who were at the time sitting on the bench as hereditary baillies. On 18 July 1793, amid an extreme and lengthy thunderstorm, a 'ball of fire struck the steeple above the Tollbooth, and did considerable damage'. Ongoing dispute in Lauder is the town's development, whether it is required or preferable, the site of a new primary school and how soon one will be built, and the location and extent of wind farms on the surrounding hills. Additionally on the agenda is the argument surrounding the creation of a brand-new health centre in the burgh. For all of your home enhancements, make certain to identify trustworthy contractors in Lauder to make certain of quality.
